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XLIX vs. SEAHAWKS PATRIOTS GAME SUMMARY NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS (12-4) vs. (12-4) ADVANCE TO EIGHTH Sunday, Feb 1, 2015 • University of Phoenix Stadium (70.500) • 6:30 p.m. ET The New England Patriots advanced to the Super Bowl for the eighth time in franchise his- tory, tying Dallas and for the most Super Bowl berths. The Patriots reached their SUPER BOWL; seventh Super Bowl under the ownership of , setting a new NFL record for most conference championships as an owner. SEVENTH OF won his sixth conference title as a head coach, tying Miami’s for the most by any coach in NFL history. won his sixth conference champion- ship, passing (5) for the most conference titles by a starting . KRAFT ERA The Patriots will seek their fourth Super Bowl title when they face off against the defending Super Bowl Champion Seattle Seahawks in Super Bowl XLIX. Robert Kraft is the first owner in NFL history to Super Bowl XLIX will feature the top two seeded teams for the fifth time since the current have his team in seven Super Bowls. The seven Su- playoff format was instituted in 1990 and for the 11th time since playoff seeding was intro- duced in 1975. It is the second consecutive season that the top two seeds will meet in the per Bowl appearances since Kraft purchased the Super Bowl and the second time in NFL history that the Super Bowl will feature the top two team in 1994 are the most in the league over that seeds in back to back seasons. The top two seeds from each conference also met in Super span. Pittsburgh is second with four. New England Bowls XXVIII and XIX. has advanced to its eighth Super Bowl overall, a BROADCAST INFORMATION total that is tied with Dallas and Pittsburgh for the TELEVISION: Super Bowl XLIX will be broadcast by NBC and can be seen locally on WHDH-TV most Super Bowl berths in league history. Channel 7 in . will handle play-by-play duties with as the color analyst. will work from the sidelines. The game will be produced by Fred ALL-TIME SUPER BOWL BERTHS Gaudelli and directed by Drew Esocoff. 8 New England NATIONAL RADIO: This week’s game will be broadcast to a national audience by Westwood 8 Dallas One. and will call the game with providing side- line analysis for the NFC and providing sideline analysis on the AFC team. 8 Pittsburgh LOCAL RADIO: 98.5 FM, The Sports Hub, is the station for the Patriots Radio Net- 7 Denver work. Play-by-play broadcaster will call the action along with former Patriots quar- 6 San Francisco terback , who will provide color analysis. 2014 patriots schedule PATRIOTS IN THE SUPER BOWL The New England Patriots earned a record-tying eighth Super Bowl berth with a 45-7 with over REGULAR SEASON (12-4) the in the AFC Championship Game. The Patriots are 3-4 in seven Super Sun., Sept. 7 at Miami L 20-33 Bowl appearances. Sun., Sept. 14 at Minnesota W 30-7 PATRIOTS SUPER BOWL RESULTS (3-4) Sun., Sept. 21 Oakland W 16-9 Date Super Bowl Opponent W/L Score Mon., Sept. 29 at Kansas City L 14-41 01/26/86 Super Bowl XX L 10-46 Sun., Oct. 5 W 43-17 01/26/96 Super Bowl XXXI Green Bay L 21-35 Sun., Oct. 12 at Buffalo W 37-22 02/03/02 Super Bowl XXXVI St. Louis W 20-17 Thurs., Oct. 16 N.Y. Jets W 27-25 02/01/04 Super Bowl XXXVIII Carolina W 32-29 Sun., Oct. 26 Chicago W 51-23 02/06/05 Super Bowl XXXIX Philadelphia W 24-21 Sun., Nov. 2 Denver W 43-21 02/03/08 Super Bowl XLII N.Y. Giants L 14-17 Sun., Nov. 9 BYE WEEK 02/05/12 Super Bowl XLVI N.Y. Giants L 17-21 Sun., Nov. 16 at Indianapolis W 42-20 Sun., Nov. 23 Detroit W 34-9 Sun., Nov. 30 at Green Bay L 21-26 Postseason highlights Sun., Dec. 7 at W 23-14 PAGE 16: Robert Kraft established a winning tradition in Foxborough. Sun., Dec. 14 Miami W 41-13 Sun., Dec. 21 at N.Y. Jets W 17-16 PAGE 21: Tom Brady’s body of work in the postseason is impressive. Sun., Dec. 28 Buffalo L 9-17 PAGE 25: The Patriots look to become just the sixth team with four Super Bowl wins. AFC PLAYOFFS (2-0) Sat., Jan. 10 Baltimore W 35-31 PAGE 44: Bill Belichick can tie for most Super Bowl wins. Sun., Jan. 18 Indianapolis W 45-7 2014 AFC EAST STANDINGS MEDIA CONTACTS PATRIOTS MEDIA RELATIONS OFFICE: 508-384-4203 TEAM W L T PCT. PF PA Stacey James, Vice President of Media Relations, [email protected], 508-326-6868 *NEW ENGLAND 12 4 0 .750 468 313 Aaron Salkin, Director of Media Relations, [email protected], 508-326-6870 9 7 0 .563 343 289 Christy Berkery, Social Media Manager, [email protected], 508-549-0518 8 8 0 .500 388 373 Michael Jurovaty, Asst. Director of Media Relations, [email protected], 508-326-6187 4 12 0 .250 283 401 Cecily Faenza, Media Relations Coordinator, [email protected], 774-254-7917 *Clinched Division Jeremie Smith, Corporate Communications Coor., [email protected], 508-549-0492 • ONE • FOXBOROUGH, MA 02035 TEL: 508-384-9105 • FAX: 508-543-9053 PATRIOTS.COM • HTTP://MEDIA.PATRIOTS.COM 2014 FINAL REGULAR SEASON OFFENSIVE STATISTICS

STATISTICS WON 12, LOST 4 * RUSHING No. Yds Avg Long TD 09/07 L 20-33 at Miami 70,630 Blount LG 125 547 4.4 50 5 09/14 W 30- 7 at Minnesota 52,350 Blount TM 60 281 4.7 34 3 09/21 W 16- 9 Oakland 68,756 Gray 89 412 4.6 20 5 09/29 L 14-41 at Kansas City 76,613 Vereen 96 391 4.1 19 2 10/05 W 43-17 Cincinnati 68,756 Ridley 94 340 3.6 43 2 10/12 W 37-22 at Buffalo 70,185 Edelman 10 94 9.4 25 0 10/16 W 27-25 New York Jets 68,756 Bolden 28 89 3.2 17 1 10/26 W 51-23 Chicago 68,756 Brady 36 57 1.6 17 0 11/02 W 43-21 Denver 68,756 J. White 9 38 4.2 11 0 11/16 W 42-20 at Indianapolis 66,751 LaFell 2 13 6.5 9 0 11/23 W 34- 9 Detroit 68,756 Garoppolo 10 9 0.9 9 0 11/30 L 21-26 at Green Bay 78,431 Develin 3 5 1.7 5 0 12/07 W 23-14 at San Diego 68,815 Wright 1 -2 -2.0 -2 0 12/14 W 41-13 Miami 68,756 TEAM 438 1727 3.9 43 13 12/21 W 17-16 at New York Jets 78,160 OPPONENTS 419 1669 4.0 48 6 12/28 L 9-17 Buffalo 68,756 * RECEIVING No. Yds Avg Long TD N.E. Opp. Edelman 92 972 10.6 69t 4 TOTAL FIRST DOWNS 361 329 Gronkowski 82 1124 13.7 46t 12 Rushing 96 88 LaFell 74 953 12.9 56t 7 Passing 228 196 Vereen 52 447 8.6 49t 3 Penalty 37 45 Amendola 27 200 7.4 21 1 3rd Down: Made/Att 98/221 84/209 Wright 26 259 10.0 30 6 3rd Down Pct. 44.3 40.2 Blount LG 10 54 5.4 13 0 4th Down: Made/Att 7/13 8/23 Blount TM 4 18 4.5 11 0 4th Down Pct. 53.8 34.8 Thompkins TM 6 53 8.8 16 0 POSSESSION AVG. 29:37 30:23 Develin 6 43 7.2 13 0 TOTAL NET YARDS 5848 5506 Tyms 5 82 16.4 43t 1 Avg. Per Game 365.5 344.1 J. White 5 23 4.6 11 0 Total Plays 1073 1033 Ridley 4 20 5.0 7 0 Avg. Per Play 5.5 5.3 Hoomanawanui 3 44 14.7 23 0 NET YARDS RUSHING 1727 1669 Dobson 3 38 12.7 16 0 Avg. Per Game 107.9 104.3 Bolden 2 8 4.0 4 0 Total Rushes 438 419 Gray 1 7 7.0 7 0 NET YARDS PASSING 4121 3837 TEAM 392 4291 10.9 69t 34 Avg. Per Game 257.6 239.8 OPPONENTS 342 4119 12.0 50 24 Sacked/Yards Lost 26/170 40/282 * No. Yds Avg Long TD Gross Yards 4291 4119 McCourty 2 70 35.0 60 0 Att./Completions 609/392 574/342 Collins 2 0 0.0 0 0 Completion Pct. 64.4 59.6 Revis 2 0 0.0 0 0 Had Intercepted 9 16 Ryan 2 0 0.0 0 0 PUNTS/AVERAGE 67/45.7 65/43.8 Harmon 1 60 60.0 60 0 NET PUNTING AVG. 67/39.9 65/36.6 Browner 1 32 32.0 30 0 PENALTIES/YARDS 120/1080 92/752 Ninkovich 1 11 11.0 11 0 /BALL LOST 13/4 19/9 Chung 1 10 10.0 10 0 52 32 Wilfork 1 1 1.0 1 0 Rushing 13 6 Ayers LG 1 0 0.0 0 0 Passing 34 24 Ayers TM 1 0 0.0 0 0 Returns 5 2 Dennard 1 0 0.0 0 0 * SCORE BY PERIODS Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 OT PTS Easley 1 0 0.0 0 0 TEAM 78 183 101 106 0 468 TEAM 16 184 11.5 60 0 OPPONENTS 66 100 85 62 0 313 OPPONENTS 9 89 9.9 39t 1 * SCORING TD-Ru-Pa-Rt K-PAT FG S PTS * PUNTING No. Yds Avg Net TB In Lg B Gostkowski 0 0 0 0 51/51 35/37 0 156 Allen 66 3060 46.4 39.9 6 25 67 1 Gronkowski 12 0 12 0 0 72 TEAM 67 3060 45.7 39.9 6 25 67 1 LaFell 7 0 7 0 0 42 OPPONENTS 65 2847 43.8 36.6 2 18 61 1 Wright 6 0 6 0 0 36 * PUNT RETURNS Ret FC Yds Avg Long TD Blount LG 5 5 0 0 0 30 Edelman 25 6 299 12.0 84t 1 Blount TM 3 3 0 0 0 18 Amendola 16 5 132 8.3 39 0 Edelman 5 0 4 1 0 30 TEAM 41 11 431 10.5 84t 1 Gray 5 5 0 0 0 30 OPPONENTS 29 15 267 9.2 47 0 Vereen 5 2 3 0 0 30 * KICKOFF RETURNS No. Yds Avg Long TD Arrington 2 0 0 2 0 12 Amendola 20 482 24.1 81 0 Ridley 2 2 0 0 0 12 Chung 7 140 20.0 30 0 Amendola 1 0 1 0 0 6 Blount LG 5 103 20.6 29 0 Bolden 1 1 0 0 0 6 Slater 2 44 22.0 26 0 Cha. Jones 1 0 0 1 0 6 LaFell 1 0 0.0 0 0 Ninkovich 1 0 0 1 0 6 McCourty 1 27 27.0 27 0 Tyms 1 0 1 0 0 6 TEAM 31 693 22.4 81 0 TEAM 52 13 34 5 51/51 35/37 0 468 OPPONENTS 45 955 21.2 62 0 OPPONENTS 32 6 24 2 28/28 29/37 0 313 * FIELD GOALS 1-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+ 2-Pt Conv: TM 0-1, OPP 3-4 Gostkowski 1/ 1 11/11 10/11 12/13 1/1 TEAM 1/ 1 11/11 10/11 12/13 1/1 OPPONENTS 0/ 0 12/12 8/ 8 7/11 2/6 * PASSING Att Cmp Yds Cmp% Yds/Att TD TD% Int Int% Long Sack/Lost Rating Brady 582 373 4109 64.1 7.06 33 5.7 9 1.5 69t 21/ 134 97.4 Garoppolo 27 19 182 70.4 6.74 1 3.7 0 0.0 37 5/ 36 101.2 TEAM 609 392 4291 64.4 7.05 34 5.6 9 1.5 69t 26/ 170 97.5 2 OPPONENTS 574 342 4119 59.6 7.18 24 4.2 16 2.8 50 40/ 282 84.0 STATISTICS

2014 FINAL REGULAR SEASON DEFENSIVE STATISTICS

PLAYER TACKLES SACKS INTERCEPTIONS FUMBLES SP. TEAMS Name TT UT A S Yds QH Int Yds TD PD FF FR Yds TD TT UT A FF FR Jamie Collins 109 74 35 4.0 30.0 7 2 0 0 3 4 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 Dont'a Hightower 92 69 23 6.0 50.0 12 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 89 54 35 0.0 0.0 1 1 10 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Devin McCourty 72 54 18 0.0 0.0 0 2 70 0 6 1 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 56 45 11 8.0 54.0 16 1 11 0 2 0 1 15 1 1 1 0 0 0 52 40 12 1.0 9.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 49 41 8 0.0 0.0 0 2 0 0 14 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 47 27 20 0.0 0.0 1 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 43 27 16 6.0 49.5 10 0 0 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 36 24 12 0.0 0.0 0 2 0 0 6 1 0 0 0 8 6 2 0 0 33 28 5 1.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 4 2 0 0 0 7 5 2 0 1 Chris Jones 27 17 10 3.0 17.5 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 27 15 12 2.5 11.5 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 22 4 0.0 0.0 0 1 32 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 18 3 0.0 0.0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 5 4 1 0 0 20 17 3 0.0 0.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 6 5 1 0 0 15 13 2 0.0 0.0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 12 3 4.0 35.0 5 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 0 0 14 6 8 0.0 0.0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 13 1 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 12 8 4 0.0 0.0 0 1 60 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 Casey Walker 10 8 2 1.0 5.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 3 7 1.0 10.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 3 1 0 0 9 6 3 1.0 4.0 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 5 1 1.0 4.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 4 1 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 6 5 0 0 4 0 4 0.5 2.5 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Michael Buchanan 1 0 1 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 Don Jones 1 0 1 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 11 3 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 Ja'Gared Davis 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 Brandon LaFell 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 5 4 0 0 919 654 265 40.0 282.0 75 16 184 0 65 14 9 15 1 94 70 25 0 1

FUMBLES - LOST (13-4) KEY Own TT-Total Tackles Int/Yds-Interceptions/Yards Returned No. Lost Rec O.B. UT-Unassisted Tackles PD-Passes Defensed 1 0 0 0 A-Assisted Tackles FF-Forced Fumbles Ryan Allen 0 0 1 0 Tom Brady 6 3 1 0 BLOCKED KICKS MISC. OFFENSIVE STATS Dan Connolly 0 0 1 0 XP FG P Tkl Ast FF FR Jamie Collins 1 0 0 0 Brandon Bolden 0 0 1 Tom Brady 1 0 0 0 Alfonzo Dennard 0 0 1 0 Jamie Collins 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 Chandler Jones 0 1 0 Dan Connolly 0 1 0 0 3 0 2 0 Chris Jones 0 1 0 Julian Edelman 4 0 0 0 Brandon LaFell 1 1 0 0 Vince Wilfork 0 1 0 Brandon LaFell 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Totals 0 4 1 Nate Solder 1 0 0 0 James White 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 Totals 13 4 9 0 Brian Tyms 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 Totals 10 2 0 0

3 2014 POSTSEASON OFFENSIVE STATISTICS

STATISTICS WON 2, LOST 0 * RUSHING No. Yds Avg Long TD 01/10 W 35-31 Baltimore 68,756 Blount LG 33 149 4.5 22 3 01/18 W 45- 7 Indianapolis 68,756 Blount TM 33 149 4.5 22 3 02/01 at Seattle Brady 9 13 1.4 9 1 N.E. Opp. Edelman 1 12 12.0 12 0 TOTAL FIRST DOWNS 57 45 Vereen 2 8 4.0 6 0 Rushing 18 16 Bolden 3 7 2.3 4 0 Passing 35 23 Gray 4 4 1.0 2 0 Penalty 4 6 Amendola 1 -2 -2.0 -2 0 3rd Down: Made/Att 18/29 4/20 TEAM 53 191 3.6 22 4 3rd Down Pct. 62.1 20.0 OPPONENTS 47 219 4.7 19 1 4th Down: Made/Att 2/2 3/3 * RECEIVING No. Yds Avg Long TD 4th Down Pct. 100.0 100.0 Edelman 17 172 10.1 23 0 POSSESSION AVG. 32:35 27:25 Gronkowski 10 136 13.6 46 2 TOTAL NET YARDS 819 637 LaFell 9 90 10.0 23t 1 Avg. Per Game 409.5 318.5 Vereen 7 80 11.4 30 0 Total Plays 142 125 Amendola 6 89 14.8 51t 2 Avg. Per Play 5.8 5.1 Hoomanawanui 5 49 9.8 16 0 NET YARDS RUSHING 191 219 Solder 1 16 16.0 16t 1 Avg. Per Game 95.5 109.5 Bolden 1 11 11.0 11 0 Total Rushes 53 47 Develin 1 1 1.0 1t 1 NET YARDS PASSING 628 418 TEAM 57 644 11.3 51t 7 Avg. Per Game 314.0 209.0 OPPONENTS 40 418 10.5 36 4 Sacked/Yards Lost 3/16 0/0 * INTERCEPTIONS No. Yds Avg Long TD Gross Yards 644 418 Revis 1 30 30.0 30 0 Att./Completions 86/57 78/40 Collins 1 25 25.0 25 0 Completion Pct. 66.3 51.3 Harmon 1 0 0.0 0 0 Had Intercepted 2 4 McCourty 1 0 0.0 0 0 PUNTS/AVERAGE 8/37.1 9/49.9 TEAM 4 55 13.8 30 0 NET PUNTING AVG. 8/32.8 9/37.0 OPPONENTS 2 6 3.0 6 0 PENALTIES/YARDS 13/105 10/88 * PUNTING No. Yds Avg Net TB In Lg B FUMBLES/BALL LOST 3/0 2/1 Allen 8 297 37.1 32.8 0 2 49 0 TOUCHDOWNS 11 5 TEAM 8 297 37.1 32.8 0 2 49 0 Rushing 4 1 OPPONENTS 9 449 49.9 37.0 0 0 58 0 Passing 7 4 * PUNT RETURNS Ret FC Yds Avg Long TD Returns 0 0 Edelman 6 0 116 19.3 45 0 * SCORE BY PERIODS Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 OT PTS Amendola 0 2 0 ------0 TEAM 21 10 35 14 0 80 TEAM 6 2 116 19.3 45 0 OPPONENTS 14 14 7 3 0 38 OPPONENTS 6 1 35 5.8 10 0 * SCORING TD-Ru-Pa-Rt K-PAT FG S PTS * KICKOFF RETURNS No. Yds Avg Long TD Blount LG 3 3 0 0 0 18 Amendola 7 169 24.1 30 0 Blount TM 3 3 0 0 0 18 TEAM 7 169 24.1 30 0 Gostkowski 0 0 0 0 11/11 1/ 1 0 14 OPPONENTS 10 234 23.4 30 0 Amendola 2 0 2 0 0 12 * FIELD GOALS 1-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+ Gronkowski 2 0 2 0 0 12 Gostkowski 0/ 0 1/ 1 0/ 0 0/ 0 0/0 Brady 1 1 0 0 0 6 TEAM 0/ 0 1/ 1 0/ 0 0/ 0 0/0 Develin 1 0 1 0 0 6 OPPONENTS 0/ 0 1/ 1 0/ 0 0/ 0 0/1 LaFell 1 0 1 0 0 6 Gostkowski: ()(21G) Solder 1 0 1 0 0 6 TM: ()(21G) TEAM 11 4 7 0 11/11 1/ 1 0 80 OPP: (25G)(51N) OPPONENTS 5 1 4 0 5/ 5 1/ 2 0 38 2-Pt Conv: TM 0-0, OPP 0-0 SACKS: OPP 3 FUM/LOST: Edelman 2/0, Amendola 1/0 * PASSING Att Cmp Yds Cmp% Yds/Att TD TD% Int Int% Long Sack/Lost Rating Brady 85 56 593 65.9 6.98 6 7.1 2 2.4 46 3/ 16 99.8 Edelman 1 1 51 100.0 51.00 1 100.0 0 0.0 51t 0/ 0 158.3 TEAM 86 57 644 66.3 7.49 7 8.1 2 2.3 51t 3/ 16 106.0 OPPONENTS 78 40 418 51.3 5.36 4 5.1 4 5.1 36 0/ 0 62.9

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2014 POSTSEASON DEFENSIVE STATISTICS

PLAYER TACKLES SACKS INTERCEPTIONS FUMBLES SP. TEAMS Name TT UT A S/ Yds QH Int/ Yds TD PD FF FR/ Yds TD TT UT A FF FR Jamie Collins 15 11 4 0.0 0.0 2 1 25 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Dont'a Hightower 11 7 4 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Patrick Chung 9 7 2 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Rob Ninkovich 9 5 4 0.0 0.0 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Sealver Siliga 8 2 6 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Kyle Arrington 6 4 2 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 Chandler Jones 5 4 1 0.0 0.0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Vince Wilfork 4 2 2 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Devin McCourty 4 3 1 0.0 0.0 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 Brandon Browner 4 3 1 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Alan Branch 4 3 1 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Logan Ryan 3 3 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Chris Jones 2 1 1 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Darrelle Revis 2 2 0 0.0 0.0 0 1 30 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Tavon Wilson 2 1 1 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Duron Harmon 1 1 0 0.0 0.0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Joe Vellano 1 1 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Malolm Butler 1 1 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Jonathan Casillas 1 1 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 Chris White 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 3 1 0 0 Matthew Slater 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 Darius Fleming 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 1 Akeem Ayers 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 Brandon Bolden 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 92 62 30 0.0 0.0 9 4 55 0 11 1 0 0 0 14 10 4 0 0

FUMBLES - LOST (3-0) KEY No. Lost Rec O.B. TT-Total Tackles Int/Yds-Interceptions/Yards Returned Julian Edelman 2 0 1 0 UT-Unassisted Tackles PD-Passes Defensed 1 0 0 0 Totals Darius Fleming 0 0 1 0 Chris Jones 0 0 1 0 3 0 3 0 MISC. OFFENSIVE STATS Tkl Ast FF FR Danny Amendola 1 0 0 0 Shane Vereen 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0

5 NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS 2014 STATS PACK PATRIOTS PARTICIPATION Regular Season NYJ Player GP GS DNP INA MIA MIN OAK KC CIN BUF NYJ CHI DEN IND DET GB SD MIA BUF BAL IND at at at at at at at at Aiken, Danny 15 0 0 1 sub sub sub sub sub sub sub sub sub sub sub X sub sub sub sub sub sub Allen, Ryan 16 0 0 0 sub sub sub sub sub sub sub sub sub sub sub sub sub sub sub sub sub sub Amendola, Danny 16 4 0 0 sub sub sub WR sub sub sub WR sub sub sub sub sub sub WR WR WR sub Arrington, Kyle 14 4 1 1 sub sub sub sub sub sub sub sub DB RCB DB sub DB sub X dnp DB DB Ayers, Akeem 9 4 0 0 sub LB sub LB LB LB sub sub sub sub sub

PARTICIPATION Barker, Chris 1 0 0 1 PS sub X PS Blount, LeGarrette 5 1 0 1 sub sub RB sub X sub sub sub Bolden, Brandon 16 2 0 0 sub sub sub sub sub sub sub sub sub sub sub RB sub sub sub RB RB sub Boyce, Josh 1 0 0 0 PS sub X X Brady, Tom 16 16 0 0 QB QB QB QB QB QB QB QB QB QB QB QB QB QB QB QB QB QB Branch, Alan 8 2 0 0 sub sub sub sub sub sub DT DT sub sub Browner, Brandon 9 9 5 2 dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp X RCB RCB RCB DB RCB LCB RCB RCB RCB X RCB RCB Buchanan, Michael 3 0 0 2 X X sub sub sub IR Butler, Malcolm 11 1 1 4 sub sub sub sub X dnp X sub sub sub X X sub DB sub sub sub sub Cannon, Marcus 16 4 0 0 LG LG LG sub sub sub sub sub sub sub sub sub sub sub sub RT sub sub Casillas, Jonathan 8 3 0 0 sub sub sub sub LB LB sub LB sub sub Chung, Patrick 16 15 0 0 S S S S S S S S S S S S S sub S S S S Collins, Jamie 15 15 0 1 LB X LB LB LB LB LB LB LB LB LB LB LB LB LB LB LB LB Connolly, Dan 13 13 0 3 C C C LG LG LG X LG LG LG LG LG LG LG X X LG LG Davis, Ja'Gared 3 0 0 0 PS sub sub sub PS Dennard, Alfonzo 6 4 0 9 RCB X X X RCB RCB DB X X X sub sub X X X IR Develin, James 16 4 0 0 FB sub FB sub FB sub FB sub sub sub sub sub sub sub sub sub sub sub Devey, Jordan 7 4 0 9 RG RG RG X sub sub LG X X X X X X X X sub X X Dobson, Aaron 4 1 0 8 X WR X X sub sub X X X X X sub IR Easley, Dominique 11 2 0 3 sub sub sub sub RE X sub RE sub sub X sub sub X IR Ebner, Nate 12 0 0 4 sub sub sub sub X X X X sub sub sub sub sub sub sub sub sub sub Edelman, Julian 14 13 0 2 WR WR WR WR WR WR WR WR WR WR WR WR sub WR X X WR WR Fleming, Cameron 7 2 0 9 sub TE sub TE X X X X X sub X X X X sub sub X sub Fleming, Darius 5 0 0 1 X PS sub sub sub sub sub sub sub Garoppolo, Jimmy 6 0 10 0 dnp dnp dnp sub sub dnp dnp sub dnp sub dnp dnp dnp sub dnp sub dnp sub Gostkowski, Stephen 16 0 0 0 sub sub sub sub sub sub sub sub sub sub sub sub sub sub sub sub sub sub Gray, Jonas 8 3 1 1 PS sub sub RB RB dnp sub sub sub RB X X sub Gronkowski, Rob 15 10 0 1 sub sub TE TE sub TE sub sub TE TE TE TE TE TE TE X TE TE Harmon, Duron 16 0 0 0 sub sub sub sub sub sub sub sub sub sub sub sub sub sub sub sub sub sub Hightower, Dont'a 12 12 0 4 LB LB LB LB X X LB LB LB LB LB LB X LB LB X LB LB Hoomanawanui, Michael 16 12 0 0 TE TE sub sub TE TE TE TE TE TE sub sub TE TE TE TE sub TE Jones, Chandler 10 8 0 6 RE RE RE RE sub RE RE X X X X X X sub RE RE RE RE Jones, Chris 15 12 0 1 X DT sub DT DT DT DT DT RE DT RE RE RE DT sub sub sub X Jones, Don 9 0 0 2 sub sub X sub sub sub sub sub sub X sub LaFell, Brandon 16 13 0 0 sub sub WR WR WR WR WR WR WR sub WR WR WR WR WR WR WR WR Kline, Josh 12 4 0 4 X sub X X X RG RG sub sub sub sub sub sub sub LG LG sub C Maneri, Steve 1 0 1 0 dnp sub X Mayo, Jerod 6 6 0 0 LB LB LB LB LB LB IR McCourty, Devin 16 16 0 0 S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S Moore, Zach 8 1 2 6 sub X X X X sub sub sub X RE sub sub dnp X dnp sub X X Ninkovich, Rob 16 16 0 0 LE LE LE LE LE LE LE LE LE LE LE LE LE LE LE LE LE LE Revis, Darrelle 16 16 0 0 LCB LCB LCB LCB LCB LCB LCB LCB LCB LCB LCB RCB LCB LCB LCB LCB LCB LCB Ridley, Stevan 6 5 0 0 RB RB RB sub RB RB IR Ryan, Logan 16 6 0 0 sub RCB RCB RCB sub sub sub DB sub sub sub DB sub sub sub RCB sub sub Siliga, Sealver 7 5 0 0 sub DT DT Injured Reserve (DFR) sub RE DT DT DT DT Skinner, Deontae 7 1 0 0 PS sub sub sub LB sub sub sub PS Slater, Matthew 16 0 0 0 sub sub sub sub sub sub sub sub sub sub sub sub sub sub sub sub sub sub Solder, Nate 16 16 0 0 LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT Stork, Bryan 13 11 0 3 X sub sub C C X X C C C C C C C C C C X Thompkins, Kenbrell 2 1 0 2 WR X sub X Tyms, Bryan 11 2 5 0 dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp sub sub sub sub WR sub sub sub sub sub WR sub X Vellano, Joe 5 1 0 0 DT sub sub sub sub PS sub Vereen, Shane 16 6 0 0 sub sub sub RB sub sub RB RB sub sub RB RB sub RB sub sub sub RB Vollmer, Sebastian 15 15 0 1 RT RT RT RT RT RT RT RT RT RT RT RT RT RT RT X RT RT Walker, Casey 5 1 0 2 X sub DT sub sub sub X PS Wendell, Ryan 14 12 0 2 sub X X sub RG C C RG RG RG RG RG RG RG RG RG RG C White, Chris 13 0 0 3 sub sub sub sub sub sub sub sub sub sub sub X X X sub sub sub sub White, James 3 0 0 13 X X X sub X X X sub X X X X X X X sub X X Wilfork, Vince 16 16 0 0 DT DT DT DT DT DT DT DT DT DT DT DT DT DT DT DT DT DT Wilson, Tavon 16 0 0 0 sub sub sub sub sub sub sub sub sub sub sub sub sub sub sub sub sub sub Wright, Tim 16 2 0 0 sub sub sub sub sub sub sub sub sub sub TE sub WR sub sub sub sub sub Totals 720 352 26 112 X - inactive / CAPS - starters / sub - played / dnp - did not play / PS - KEY: Not on active roster

6 Pats Stats 1/20/2015 NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS 2014 STATS PACK PARTICIPATION GAME-BY-GAME STARTERS

2014 OFFENSIVE STARTERS BY GAME Date Opponent WR LT LG C RG RT TE WR QB RB TE 09/07 at Miami K. Thompkins N. Solder M. Cannon D. Connolly J. Devey S. Vollmer M. Hoomanawanui J. Edelman T. Brady S. Ridley J. Develin (FB) 09/14 at Minnesota A. Dobson N. Solder M. Cannon D. Connolly J. Devey S. Vollmer M. Hoomanawanui J. Edelman T. Brady S. Ridley C. Fleming 09/21 Oakland B. LaFell N. Solder M. Cannon D. Connolly J. Devey S. Vollmer R. Gronkowski J. Edelman T. Brady S. Ridley J. Develin (FB) 09/29 at Kansas City B. LaFell N. Solder D. Connolly B. Stork C. Fleming S. Vollmer R. Gronkowski J. Edelman T. Brady S. Vereen D. Amendola (WR) 10/05 Cincinnati B. LaFell N. Solder D. Connolly B. Stork R. Wendell S. Vollmer M. Hoomanawanui J. Edelman T. Brady S. Ridley J. Develin (FB) 10/12 at Buffalo B. LaFell N. Solder D. Connolly R. Wendell J. Kline S. Vollmer R. Gronkowski J. Edelman T. Brady S. Ridley M. Hoomanawanui 10/16 N.Y. Jets B. LaFell N. Solder J. Devey R. Wendell J. Kline S. Vollmer M. Hoomanawanui J. Edelman T. Brady S. Vereen J. Develin (FB) 10/26 Chicago B. LaFell N. Solder D. Connolly B. Stork R. Wendell S. Vollmer M. Hoomanawanui J. Edelman T. Brady S. Vereen D. Amendola (WR) 11/02 Denver B. LaFell N. Solder D. Connolly B. Stork R. Wendell S. Vollmer R. Gronkowski J. Edelman T. Brady J. Gray M. Hoomanawanui 11/16 at Indianapolis B. Tyms N. Solder D. Connolly B. Stork R. Wendell S. Vollmer R. Gronkowski J. Edelman T. Brady J. Gray M. Hoomanawanui 11/23 Detroit B. LaFell N. Solder D. Connolly B. Stork R. Wendell S. Vollmer R. Gronkowski J. Edelman T. Brady S. Vereen T. Wright 11/30 at Green Bay B. LaFell N. Solder D. Connolly B. Stork R. Wendell S. Vollmer R. Gronkowski J. Edelman T. Brady S. Vereen B. Bolden (RB) 12/07 at San Diego B. LaFell N. Solder D. Connolly B. Stork R. Wendell S. Vollmer R. Gronkowski T. Wright T. Brady L. Blount M. Hoomanawanui 12/14 Miami B. LaFell N. Solder D. Connolly B. Stork R. Wendell S. Vollmer R. Gronkowski J. Edelman T. Brady S. Vereen M. Hoomanawanui 12/21 at N.Y. Jets B. LaFell N. Solder J. Kline B. Stork R. Wendell S. Vollmer R. Gronkowski D. Amendola T. Brady J. Gray M. Hoomanawanui 12/28 Buffalo B. LaFell N. Solder J. Kline B. Stork R. Wendell M. Cannon M. Hoomanawanui D. Amendola T. Brady B. Bolden B. Tyms (WR) 01/10 Baltimore B. LaFell N. Solder D. Connolly B. Stork R. Wendell S. Vollmer R. Gronkowski J. Edelman T. Brady B. Bolden D. Amendola (WR) 01/18 Indianapolis B. LaFell N. Solder D. Connolly R. Wendell J. Kline S. Vollmer R. Gronkowski J. Edelman T. Brady S. Vereen M. Hoomanawanui 2014 DEFENSIVE STARTERS BY GAME Date Opponent LE DT DT RE LB LB LB LCB RCB S S 09/07 at Miami R. Ninkovich V. Wilfork J. Vellano Cha. Jones J. Collins J. Mayo D. Hightower D. Revis A. Dennard P. Chung D. McCourty 09/14 at Minnesota R. Ninkovich V. Wilfork S. Siliga Chr. Jones (DT) Cha. Jones (RE) J. Mayo D. Hightower D. Revis L. Ryan P. Chung D. McCourty 09/21 Oakland R. Ninkovich V. Wilfork S. Siliga Cha. Jones J. Collins J. Mayo D. Hightower D. Revis L. Ryan P. Chung D. McCourty 09/29 at Kansas City R. Ninkovich V. Wilfork Chr. Jones Cha. Jones J. Collins J. Mayo D. Hightower D. Revis L. Ryan P. Chung D. McCourty 10/05 Cincinnati R. Ninkovich V. Wilfork Chr. Jones D. Easley J. Collins J. Mayo D. Skinner D. Revis A. Dennard P. Chung D. McCourty 10/12 at Buffalo R. Ninkovich V. Wilfork Chr. Jones C. Walker (DT) Cha. Jones (RE) J. Mayo J. Collins D. Revis A. Dennard P. Chung D. McCourty 10/16 N.Y. Jets R. Ninkovich V. Wilfork Chr. Jones Cha. Jones J. Collins D. Hightower A. Dennard (DB) D. Revis B. Browner P. Chung D. McCourty 10/26 Chicago R. Ninkovich V. Wilfork Chr. Jones D. Easley J. Collins D. Hightower L. Ryan (DB) D. Revis B. Browner P. Chung D. McCourty 11/02 Denver R. Ninkovich V. Wilfork Chr. Jones (RE) A. Ayers (LB) J. Collins D. Hightower K. Arrington (DB) D. Revis B. Browner P. Chung D. McCourty 11/16 at Indianapolis R. Ninkovich V. Wilfork Chr. Jones Z. Moore J. Collins D. Hightower B. Browner (DB) D. Revis K. Arrington P. Chung D. McCourty 11/23 Detroit R. Ninkovich V. Wilfork Chr. Jones (RE) A. Ayers (LB) J. Collins D. Hightower K. Arrington (DB) D. Revis B. Browner P. Chung D. McCourty 11/30 at Green Bay R. Ninkovich V. Wilfork Chr. Jones (RE) A. Ayers (LB) J. Collins D. Hightower L. Ryan (DB) B. Browner D. Revis P. Chung D. McCourty 12/07 at San Diego R. Ninkovich V. Wilfork Chr. Jones (RE) A. Ayers (LB) J. Collins J. Casillas K. Arrington (DB) D. Revis B. Browner P. Chung D. McCourty 12/14 Miami R. Ninkovich V. Wilfork Chr. Jones S. Siliga J. Collins D. Hightower J. Casillas D. Revis B. Browner M. Butler (DB) D. McCourty 12/21 at N.Y. Jets R. Ninkovich V. Wilfork A. Branch S. Siliga (DT) Cha. Jones (RE) D. Hightower J. Collins D. Revis B. Browner P. Chung D. McCourty 12/28 Buffalo R. Ninkovich V. Wilfork S. Siliga A. Branch (DT) Cha. Jones (RE) J. Collins J. Casillas D. Revis L. Ryan P. Chung D. McCourty 01/10 Baltimore R. Ninkovich V. Wilfork S. Siliga Cha. Jones J. Collins D. Hightower K. Arrington (DB) D. Revis B. Browner P. Chung D. McCourty 01/18 Indianapolis R. Ninkovich V. Wilfork S. Siliga Cha. Jones J. Collins D. Hightower K. Arrington (DB) D. Revis B. Browner P. Chung D. McCourty

Pats Stats 1/20/2015 7 AS OF JANUARY 20, 2015 ALPHABETICAL ROSTER NUMERICAL ROSTER # NAME POS HT WT BORN YR COLLEGE H.S. HOMETOWN # NAME POS 48 Aiken, Danny LS 6-4 255 8/28/1988 4 Virginia Roanoke, Va. 3 Stephen Gostkowski K 6 Allen, Ryan P 6-2 215 2/28/1990 2 Louisiana Tech Salem, Ore. 6 Ryan Allen P 80 Amendola, Danny WR 5-11 195 11/2/1985 6 Tech The Woodlands, Texas 10 QB 25 Arrington, Kyle CB 5-10 190 8/12/1986 6 Hofstra Accokeek, Md. 11 Julian Edelman WR 55 Ayers, Akeem LB 6-3 255 7/10/1989 4 UCLA Los Angeles, Calif. 12 Tom Brady QB 29 Blount, LeGarrette RB 6-0 250 12/5/1986 5 Oregon Perry, Fla. 18 Matthew Slater WR 38 Bolden, Brandon RB 5-11 220 1/26/1990 3 Mississippi Baton Rouge, La. 19 Brandon LaFell WR 82 Boyce, Josh WR 5-11 205 5/6/1991 2 Texas Christian Copperas Cove, Texas 21 Malcolm Butler CB 12 Brady, Tom QB 6-4 225 8/3/1977 15 Michigan San Mateo, Calif. 23 Patrick Chung S 97 Branch, Alan DL 6-6 325 12/29/1984 8 Michigan Rio Ranch. N.M. 24 Darrelle Revis CB 39 Browner, Brandon CB 6-4 221 8/2/1984 5 Oregon State Sylmar, Calif. 25 Kyle Arrington CB 21 Butler, Malcolm CB 5-11 190 3/2/1990 R West Alabama Vicksburg, Miss. 26 Logan Ryan CB 61 Cannon, Marcus OL 6-5 335 5/6/1988 4 Texas Christian Odessa, Texas 27 Tavon Wilson DB

ROSTERS & DEPTH 52 Casillas, Jonathan LB 6-1 227 6/3/1987 6 Wisconsin New Brunswick, N.J. 28 James White RB 23 Chung, Patrick S 5-11 210 8/19/1987 6 Oregon Racho Cucamonga, Calif. 29 LeGarrette Blount RB 91 Collins, Jamie LB 6-3 250 10/20/1989 2 Southern Mississippi McCall Creek, Miss. 30 Duron Harmon DB 63 Connolly, Dan OL 6-4 305 9/2/1982 9 Southeast Missouri St. St. Louis, Mo. 32 Devin McCourty DB 46 Develin, James FB 6-3 255 7/23/1988 2 Brown Gilbertsville, Pa. 34 Shane Vereen RB 65 Devey, Jordan T 6-6 317 1/11/1988 1 Memphis American Fork, Utah 35 Jonas Gray RB 43 Ebner, Nate DB 6-0 210 12/14/1988 3 Ohio State Dublin, Ohio 38 Brandon Bolden RB 11 Edelman, Julian WR 5-10 200 5/22/1986 6 Kent State Redwood City, Calif. 39 Brandon Browner CB 71 Fleming, Cameron OL 6-6 325 9/3/1992 R Stanford Houston, Texas 43 Nate Ebner DB 58 Fleming, Darius LB 6-2 255 7/19/1989 3 Notre Dame Chicago, Ill. 46 James Develin FB 10 Garoppolo, Jimmy QB 6-2 225 11/2/1991 R Eastern Arlington, Ill. 47 TE 3 Gostkowski, Stephen K 6-1 215 1/28/1984 9 Memphis Madison, Miss. 48 Danny Aiken LS 35 Gray, Jonas RB 5-10 230 6/27/1990 1 Notre Dame Pontiac, Mich. 50 Rob Ninkovich DE 87 Gronkowski, Rob TE 6-6 265 5/14/1989 5 Pittsburgh, Pa. 52 Jonathan Casillas LB 30 Harmon, Duron DB 6-1 205 1/24/1991 2 Rutgers Magnolia, Del. 54 Dont'a Hightower LB 54 Hightower, Dont'a LB 6-3 270 3/12/1990 3 Alabama Lewisburg, Tenn. 55 Akeem Ayers LB 47 Hoomanawanui, Michael TE 6-4 260 7/4/1988 5 Illinois Bloomington, Ill. 58 Darius Fleming LB 95 Jones, Chandler DE 6-5 265 2/27/1990 3 Syracuse Endicott, N.Y. 59 Chris White LB 94 Jones, Chris DT 6-1 309 7/12/1990 2 Bowling Green Brownsburg, Ind. 61 OL 67 Kline, Josh OL 6-3 295 12/29/1989 2 Kent State Mason, Ohio 62 OL 19 LaFell, Brandon WR 6-3 210 11/4/1986 5 Louisiana State Houston, Texas 63 Dan Connolly OL 32 McCourty, Devin DB 5-10 195 8/13/1987 5 Rutgers Montvale, N.J. 65 Jordan Devey T 90 Moore, Zach DL 6-6 275 9/5/1990 R Concordia-St. Paul Chicago, Ill. 66 Bryan Stork OL 50 Ninkovich, Rob DE 6-2 260 2/1/1984 9 Purdue Blue Island, Ill. 67 OL 24 Revis, Darrelle CB 5-11 198 7/14/1985 8 Pittsburgh Aliquippa, Pa. 71 OL 26 Ryan, Logan CB 5-11 195 2/9/1991 2 Rutgers Voorhees, N.J. 72 Joe Vellano DL 96 Siliga, Sealver DL 6-2 325 4/26/1990 3 Utah West Jordan, Utah 75 Vince Wilfork DL 18 Slater, Matthew WR 6-0 210 9/9/1985 7 UCLA Anaheim, Calif. 76 T 77 Solder, Nate T 6-8 320 4/12/1988 4 Colorado Buena Vista, Colo. 77 Nate Solder T 66 Stork, Bryan OL 6-4 310 11/15/1990 R Florida State Vero Beach, Fla. 80 Danny Amendola WR 84 Tyms, Brian WR 6-3 204 2/21/1989 2 Florida A&M Ft. Lauderdale,, Fla. 81 Tim Wright TE 72 Vellano, Joe DL 6-2 300 10/30/1988 2 Maryland Rexford, N.Y. 82 WR 34 Vereen, Shane RB 5-10 205 3/2/1989 4 Valencia, Calif. 84 Brian Tyms WR 76 Vollmer, Sebastian T 6-8 320 7/10/1984 6 Houston Kaarst, Germany 87 TE 62 Wendell, Ryan OL 6-2 300 3/4/1986 6 Fresno State Pomona, Calif. 90 Zach Moore DL 59 White, Chris LB 6-3 238 1/15/1989 4 Mississippi State Vancleave, Miss. 91 Jamie Collins LB 28 White, James RB 5-10 205 2/3/1992 R Wisconsin Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. 94 Chris Jones DT 75 Wilfork, Vince DL 6-2 325 11/4/1981 11 Miami (Fla.) Boynton Beach, Fla. 95 Chandler Jones DE 27 Wilson, Tavon DB 6-0 215 3/19/1990 3 Illinois Washington, D.C. 96 Sealver Siliga DL 81 Wright, Tim TE 6-4 235 4/7/1990 2 Rutgers Wall Township, N.J. 97 Alan Branch DL

PRACTICE SQUAD PRACTICE SQUAD # NAME POS HT WT BORN YR COLLEGE H.S. HOMETOWN # NAME POS 64 Barker, Chris OL 6-2 310 8/3/1990 2 Nevada Etiwanda, Calif. 8 QB 92 Bequette, Jake DE 6-5 265 2/21/1989 3 Arkansas Little Rock, Ark. 16 Jonathan Krause WR 8 Gilbert, Garrett QB 6-4 221 7/1/1991 R Southern Methodist Austin, Texas 31 Justin Green DB 31 Green, Justin DB 5-11 195 2/26/1991 2 Illinois Louisville, Ky. 41 Daxton Swanson DB 68 Hauptmann, Caylin OL 6-3 300 7/10/1991 2 Florida International Los Angeles, Calif. 44 Deontae Skinner LB 16 Krause, Jonathan WR 5-11 190 1/18/1992 R Vanderbilt Snellville, Ga. 53 LB 53 Martin, Eric LB 6-2 250 7/21/1991 3 Nebraska Moreno Valley, Calif. 64 Chris Barker OL 44 Skinner, Deontae LB 6-2 250 12/18/1990 R Mississippi State Macon, Miss. 68 OL 41 Swanson, Daxcton DB 5-11 191 3/21/1991 1 Sam Houston State Waco, Texas 92 DE

RESERVE/INJURED LIST RESERVE/INJURED LIST # NAME POS HT WT BORN YR COLLEGE H.S. HOMETOWN # NAME POS 99 Buchanan, Michael DL 6-6 255 1/24/1991 2 Illinois Homewood, Ill. 16 Greg Orton WR 37 Dennard, Alfonzo CB 5-10 200 9/9/1989 3 Nebraska Rochelle, Ga. 17 WR 17 Dobson, Aaron WR 6-3 200 7/23/1991 2 Marshall Dunbar, W.V. 22 RB 74 Easley, Dominique DL 6-2 290 4/28/1992 R Florida Staten Island, N.Y. 31 RB 31 Gaffney, Tyler RB 6-0 220 4/20/1991 R Stanford San Diego, Calif. 37 Alfonzo Dennard CB 45 Gordon, Cameron LB 6-3 240 6/5/1991 R Michigan Detroit, Mich. 45 Cameron Gordon LB 51 Mayo, Jerod LB 6-1 250 2/23/1986 7 Hampton, Va. 49 James Morris LB 49 Morris, James LB 6-2 240 11/20/1991 R Iowa Solon, Iowa 51 Jerod Mayo LB 16 Orton, Greg WR 6-3 199 12/17/1986 1 Purdue Huber Heights, Ohio 74 Dominique Easley DL 22 Ridley, Stevan RB 5-11 220 1/27/1989 4 Louisiana State Natchez, Miss. 99 Michael Buchanan DL

HEAD COACH: BILL BELICHICK ASSISTANTS: , ; , Assistant Strength and Conditioning; , Tight Ends; Brendan Daly, Defensive Assistant; Dave DeGuglielmo, Offensive Line; , Running Backs; , Safeties; Patrick Graham, ; Joe Judge, Asst. Special Teams; Josh McDaniels, /; 8 , Head Strength and Conditioning; Scott O'Brien, Special Teams; Chad O'Shea, Receivers; , . January 20, 2015 3 Stephen Gostkowski K 6-1 215 30 9 Memphis D4b-06 6 Ryan Allen P 6-2 215 24 2 Louisiana Tech FA-13 10 Jimmy Garoppolo QB 6-2 225 23 R Eastern Illinois D2-14 11 Julian Edelman WR 5-10 200 28 6 Kent State D7a-09

12 Tom Brady QB 6-4 225 37 15 Michigan D6b-00 ROSTERS & DEPTH 18 Matthew Slater WR 6-0 210 29 7 UCLA D5-08 19 Brandon LaFell WR 6-3 210 28 5 Louisiana State UFA(CAR)-14 21 Malcolm Butler CB 5-11 190 24 R West Alabama FA-14 23 Patrick Chung S 5-11 210 27 6 Oregon FA-13 24 Darrelle Revis CB 5-11 198 29 8 Pittsburgh FA-14 25 Kyle Arrington CB 5-10 190 28 6 Hofstra FA-09 26 Logan Ryan CB 5-11 195 23 2 Rutgers D3a-13 27 Tavon Wilson DB 6-0 215 24 3 Illinois D2-12 28 James White RB 5-10 205 22 R Wisconsin D4b-14 29 LeGarrette Blount RB 6-0 250 28 5 Oregon FA-14 30 Duron Harmon DB 6-1 205 23 2 Rutgers D3b-13 32 Devin McCourty DB 5-10 195 27 5 Rutgers D1-10 34 Shane Vereen RB 5-10 205 25 4 California D2b-11 35 Jonas Gray RB 5-10 230 24 1 Notre Dame FA-14 38 Brandon Bolden RB 5-11 220 24 3 Mississippi FA-12 39 Brandon Browner CB 6-4 221 30 5 Oregon State UFA(SEA)-14 43 Nate Ebner DB 6-0 210 26 3 Ohio State D6-12 46 James Develin FB 6-3 255 26 2 Brown FA-12 47 Michael Hoomanawanui TE 6-4 260 26 5 Illinois FA-12 48 Danny Aiken LS 6-4 255 26 4 Virginia CW(BUF)-11 50 Rob Ninkovich DE 6-2 260 30 9 Purdue FA-09 52 Jonathan Casillas LB 6-1 227 27 6 Wisconsin TR(TB)-14 54 Dont'a Hightower LB 6-3 270 24 3 Alabama D1b-12 55 Akeem Ayers LB 6-3 255 25 4 UCLA TR(TEN)-14 58 Darius Fleming LB 6-2 255 25 3 Notre Dame FA-14 59 Chris White LB 6-3 238 26 4 Mississippi State CW(DET)-13 61 Marcus Cannon OL 6-5 335 26 4 Texas Christian D5a-11 62 Ryan Wendell OL 6-2 300 28 6 Fresno State FA-08 63 Dan Connolly OL 6-4 305 32 9 Southeast Missouri St. FA-08 65 Jordan Devey T 6-6 317 27 1 Memphis FA-13 66 Bryan Stork OL 6-4 310 24 R Florida State D4a-14 67 Josh Kline OL 6-3 295 25 2 Kent State FA-13 71 Cameron Fleming OL 6-6 325 22 R Stanford D4c-14 72 Joe Vellano DL 6-2 300 26 2 Maryland FA-13 75 Vince Wilfork DL 6-2 325 33 11 Miami (Fla.) D1a-04 76 Sebastian Vollmer T 6-8 320 30 6 Houston D2d-09 77 Nate Solder T 6-8 320 26 4 Colorado D1-11 80 Danny Amendola WR 5-11 195 29 6 Texas Tech UFA(STL)-13 81 Tim Wright TE 6-4 235 24 2 Rutgers TR(TB)-14 82 Josh Boyce WR 5-11 205 23 2 Texas Christian D4-13 84 Brian Tyms WR 6-3 204 25 2 Florida A&M FA-14 87 Rob Gronkowski TE 6-6 265 25 5 Arizona D2a-10 90 Zach Moore DL 6-6 275 24 R Concordia-St. Paul D6b-14 91 Jamie Collins LB 6-3 250 25 2 Southern Mississippi D2a-13 94 Chris Jones DT 6-1 309 24 2 Bowling Green CW(TB)-13 95 Chandler Jones DE 6-5 265 24 3 Syracuse D1a-12 96 Sealver Siliga DL 6-2 325 24 3 Utah 9/27/2014 97 Alan Branch DL 6-6 325 30 8 Michigan FA-14

PRACTICE SQUAD # NAME POS HT WT AGE YR COLLEGE ACQ. 8 Garrett Gilbert QB 6-4 221 23 R Southern Methodist FA=14 16 Jonathan Krause WR 5-11 190 23 R Vanderbilt FA-14 31 Justin Green DB 5-11 195 23 2 Illinois FA-14 41 Daxton Swanson DB 5-11 191 23 1 Sam Houston State FA-14 44 Skinner, Deontae LB 6-2 250 24 R Mississippi State FA-14 53 Eric Martin LB 6-2 250 23 3 Nebraska FA-14 64 Chris Barker OL 6-2 310 24 2 Nevada CW(MIA)-13 68 Caylin Hauptmann OL 6-3 300 23 2 Florida International FA-14 92 Jake Bequette DE 6-5 265 25 3 Arkansas D3-12

RESERVE/INJURED LIST # NAME POS HT WT AGE YR COLLEGE (IR date) 16 Greg Orton WR 6-3 199 28 1 Purdue 7/28/2014 17 Aaron Dobson WR 6-3 200 23 2 Marchasll 12/4/2014 22 Stevan Ridley RB 5-11 220 25 4 Louisiana State 10/16/2014 31 Tyler Gaffney RB 6-0 220 23 R Stanford 8/26/2014 37 Alfonzo Dennard CB 5-10 200 25 3 Nebraska 12/27/2014 45 Cameron Gordon LB 6-3 240 23 R Michigan 8/26/2014 49 James Morris LB 6-2 240 23 R Iowa 8/30/2014 51 Jerod Mayo LB 6-1 250 28 7 Tennessee 10/16/2014 74 Dominique Easley DL 6-2 290 22 R Florida 12/17/2014 99 Michael Buchanan DL 6-12 255 23 2 Illinois 10/7/2014 9 January 20, 2015 DEFENSE (24) # NAME POS HT WT BORN YR COLLEGE H.S. HOMETOWN DEFENSIVE LINE (8) 97 Branch, Alan DL 6-6 325 12/29/1984 8 Michigan Rio Rancho, N.M. 95 Jones, Chandler DE 6-5 265 2/27/1990 3 Syracuse Endicott, N.Y. 94 Jones, Chris DT 6-1 309 7/12/1990 2 Bowling Green Brownsburg, Ind. 90 Moore, Zach DL 6-6 275 9/5/1990 R Concordia-St. Paul Chicago, Ill. 50 Ninkovich, Rob DE 6-2 260 2/1/1984 9 Purdue Blue Island, Ill. 96 Siliga, Sealver DL 6-2 325 4/26/1990 3 Utah West Jordan, Utah 72 Vellano, Joe DL 6-2 300 10/30/1988 2 Maryland Rexford, N.Y. 75 Wilfork, Vince DL 6-2 325 11/4/1981 11 Miami (Fla.) Boynton Beach, Fla. (6) 55 Ayers, Akeem LB 6-3 255 7/10/1989 4 UCLA Los Angeles, Calif. 52 Casillas, Jonathan LB 6-1 227 6/3/1987 6 Wisconsin New Brunswick, N.J.

ROSTERS & DEPTH 91 Collins, Jamie LB 6-3 250 10/20/1989 2 Southern Mississippi McCall Creek, Miss. 58 Fleming, Darius LB 6-2 255 7/19/1989 3 Notre Dame Chicago, Ill. 54 Hightower, Dont'a LB 6-3 270 3/12/1990 3 Alabama Lewisburg, Tenn. 59 White, Chris LB 6-3 238 1/15/1989 4 Mississippi State Vancleave, Miss. (10) 25 Arrington, Kyle CB 5-10 190 8/12/1986 6 Hofstra Accokeek, Md. 39 Browner, Brandon CB 6-4 221 8/2/1984 5 Oregon State Sylmar, Calif. 21 Butler, Malcolm CB 5-11 190 3/2/1990 R West Alabama Vicksburg, Miss. 23 Chung, Patrick S 5-11 210 8/19/1987 6 Oregon Rancho Cucamonga, Calif. 43 Ebner, Nate DB 6-0 210 12/14/1988 3 Ohio State Dublin, Ohio 30 Harmon, Duron DB 6-1 205 1/24/1991 2 Rutgers Magnolia, Del. 32 McCourty, Devin DB 5-10 195 8/13/1987 5 Rutgers Montvale, N.J. 24 Revis, Darrelle CB 5-11 198 7/14/1985 8 Pittsburgh Aliquippa, Pa. 26 Ryan, Logan CB 5-11 195 2/9/1991 2 Rutgers Voorhees, N.J. 27 Wilson, Tavon DB 6-0 215 3/19/1990 3 Illinois Washington, D.C. OFFENSE (26) # NAME POS HT WT BORN YR COLLEGE H.S. HOMETOWN OFFENSIVE LINE (9) 61 Cannon, Marcus OL 6-5 335 5/6/1988 4 Texas Christian Odessa, Texas 63 Connolly, Dan OL 6-4 305 9/2/1982 9 Southeast Missouri St. St. Louis, Mo. 65 Devey, Jordan T 6-6 317 1/11/1988 1 Memphis American Fork, Utah 71 Fleming, Cameron OL 6-6 325 9/3/1992 R Stanford Houston, Texas 67 Kline, Josh OL 6-3 295 12/29/1989 2 Kent State Mason, Ohio 77 Solder, Nate T 6-8 320 4/12/1988 4 Colorado Buena Vista, Co. 66 Stork, Bryan OL 6-4 310 11/15/1990 R Florida State Vero Beach, Fla. 76 Vollmer, Sebastian T 6-8 320 7/10/1984 6 Houston Kaarst, Germany 62 Wendell, Ryan OL 6-2 300 3/4/1986 6 Fresno State Pomona, Calif. QUARTERBACK (2) 12 Brady, Tom QB 6-4 225 8/3/1977 15 Michigan San Mateo, Calif. 10 Garoppolo, Jimmy QB 6-2 225 11/2/1991 R Eastern Illinois Arlington Heights, Ill. (6) 80 Amendola, Danny WR 5-11 195 11/2/1985 6 Texas Tech The Woodlands, Texas 82 Boyce, Josh WR 5-11 205 5/6/1991 2 Texas Christian Copperas Cove, Texas 11 Edelman, Julian WR 5-10 198 5/22/1986 6 Kent State Redwood City, Calif. 19 LaFell, Brandon WR 6-3 210 11/4/1986 5 Louisiana State Houston, Texas 18 Slater, Matthew WR 6-0 210 9/9/1985 7 UCLA Anaheim, Calif. 84 Tyms, Brian WR 6-3 204 2/21/1989 2 Florida A&M Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. (6) 29 Blount, LeGarrette RB 6-0 250 12/5/1986 5 Oregon Perry, Fla. 38 Bolden, Brandon RB 5-11 220 1/26/1990 3 Mississippi Baton Rouge, La. 46 Develin, James FB 6-3 255 7/23/1988 2 Brown Gilbertsville, Pa. 35 Gray, Jonas RB 5-10 230 6/27/1990 1 Notre Dame Pontiac, Mich. 34 Vereen, Shane RB 5-10 205 3/2/1989 4 California Valencia, Calif. 28 White, James RB 5-10 205 2/3/1992 R Wisconsin Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. (3) 87 Gronkowski, Rob TE 6-6 265 5/14/1989 5 Arizona Pittsburgh, Pa. 47 Hoomanawanui, Michael TE 6-4 260 7/4/1988 5 Illinois Bloomington, Ill. 81 Wright, Tim TE 6-4 235 4/7/1990 2 Rutgers Wall Township, N.J. SPECIALISTS (3) # NAME POS HT WT BORN YR COLLEGE H.S. HOMETOWN SPECIALISTS (3) 48 Aiken, Danny LS 6-4 255 8/28/1988 4 Virginia Roanoke, Va. 6 Allen, Ryan P 6-2 215 2/28/1990 2 Louisiana Tech Salem, Ore. 3 Gostkowski, Stephen K 6-1 215 1/28/1984 9 Memphis Madison, Miss. RESERVE/INJURED (10) # NAME POS HT WT BORN YR COLLEGE H.S. HOMETOWN RESERVE/INJURED (10) 99 Buchanan, Michael DL 6-6 255 1/24/1991 2 Illinois Homewood, Ill. 37 Dennard, Alfonzo CB 5-10 200 9/9/1989 3 Nebraska Rochelle, Ga. 17 Dobson, Aaron WR 6-3 200 7/23/1991 2 Marshall Dunbar, W.V. 74 Easley, Dominique DL 6-2 290 4/28/1992 R Florida Staten Island, N.Y. 31 Gaffney, Tyler RB 6-0 220 4/20/1991 R Stanford San Diego, Calif. 45 Gordon, Cameron LB 6-3 240 6/5/1991 R Michigan Detroit, Mich. 51 Mayo, Jerod LB 6-1 250 2/23/1986 7 Tennessee Hampton, Va. 49 Morris, James LB 6-2 240 11/20/1991 R Iowa Solon, Iowa 16 Orton, Greg WR 6-3 199 12/17/1986 1 Purdue Huber Heights, Ohio 10 22 Ridley, Stevan RB 5-11 220 1/27/1989 4 Louisiana State Natchez, Miss. UPDATED: January 20, 2015 WAIVERS (3) / ROOKIE AND FIRST-YEAR

YEAR DRAFTEES (24) VETERAN FREE AGENTS (13) TRADES (3) FREE AGENTS (10) ROSTERS & DEPTH 2000 Tom Brady (6b)

2004 Vince Wilfork (1a)

2006 Stephen Gostkowski (4b)

2008 Matthew Slater (5) Dan Connolly (fa) (JAX) Ryan Wendell (fa)

2009 Sebastian Vollmer (2d) Rob Ninkovich (5) (NO) Kyle Arrington (fa) (PHI) Julian Edelman (7a)

2010 Devin McCourty (1) Rob Gronkowski (2a)

2011 Nate Solder (1) Danny Aiken (fa) CW (BUF) Shane Vereen (2b) Marcus Cannon (5a)

2012 Chandler Jones (1a) Michael Hoomanawanui (5) (STL) Brandon Bolden (fa) Dont'a Hightower (1b) James Develin (fa) (CIN) Tavon Wilson (2) Nate Ebner (6)

2013 Jamie Collins (2a) Danny Amendola (fa) (DAL) Chris Jones (6) (HOU) CW (TB) Ryan Allen (fa) Logan Ryan (3a) Sealver Siliga (fa) (SF) Chris White (4) (BUF) CW (DET) Jordan Devey (fa) (BAL) Duron Harmon (3b) Josh Kline (fa) Josh Boyce (4) Joe Vellano (fa)

2014 Jimmy Garoppolo (2) LeGarrette Blount (fa) (TEN) Akeem Ayers (2) (tr-TEN) Malcolm Butler (fa) Bryan Stork (4a) Alan Branch (2) (ARI) Jonathan Casillas (fa) (tr-TB) Jonas Gray fa (MIA) James White (4b) Brandon Browner (fa) (DEN) Tim Wright (fa) (tr-TB) Cameron Fleming (4c) Patrick Chung (2) (NE) Zach Moore (6b) Darius Fleming (5) (SF) Brandon LaFell (3) (CAR) Darrelle Revis (1) (NYJ) Brian Tyms (fa) (SF)

NOTE: Team in parenthesis is the player's prior team Reserve/Injured (10) (#) – indicates round drafted Michael Buchanan (7a) (fa) – indicates non-drafted free agents Alfonzo Dennard (7a) Aaron Dobson (2b) Dominique Easley (1) Tyler Gaffney (6) CW (CAR) Cameron Gordon (fa) Jerod Mayo 1) James Morris (fa) Greg Orton (fa) (CIN) Stevan Ridley (3a)

11 UPDATED: January 20, 2015 JUNE, 2014 (continued) 6/19/2014 Dunn, Reggie Released JANUARY, 2014 6/23/2014 Easley, Dominique Signed/ Choice 1/8/2014 Gray, Jonas Signed to a future contract 6/23/2014 Martin, Chris Signed 1/20/2014 Cave, Braxston Signed to a future contract 1/20/2014 Devey, Jordan Signed to a future contract JULY, 2014 1/20/2014 Dunn, Reggie Signed to a future contract 7/16/2014 Armstead, Armond Reserve/Retired 1/20/2014 Mattes, R.J. Signed to a future contract 7/17/2014 Johnson, Jeremy Released 1/20/2014 McGuffie, Sam Signed to a future contract 7/17/2014 Wiggins, Reese Released 1/20/2014 Orton, Greg Signed to a future contract 7/18/2014 Johnson, Derrick Signed 1/20/2014 Reed, Taylor Signed to a future contract 7/18/2014 McDonald, Tyler Signed 1/21/2014 Forston, Marcus Signed to a future contract 7/20/2014 Byham, Nate Signed 7/21/2014 Manumaleuna, Eathyn Signed FEBRUARY, 2014 7/21/2014 Epenesa, Seali'i Released ROSTERS & DEPTH 2/28/2014 Gregory, Steve Released 7/23/2014 Orton, Greg Signed 7/23/2014 McDonald, Tyler Released MARCH, 2014 7/25/2014 Byham, Nate Released 3/10/2014 Grissom, Corry Released 7/27/2014 Orton, Greg Released 3/10/2014 McGuffie, Sam Released 7/27/2014 Stanford, Cole Signed 3/10/2014 Moe, TJ Released 7/27/2014 Tyms, Brian Signed 3/10/2014 Reed, Taylor Released 7/28/2014 Gaffney, Tyler Claimed off Waivers (CAR) 3/12/2014 Hoomanawanui, Michael Re-signed 7/28/2014 Hull, Josh Released 3/12/2014 Sopoaga, Isaac Released 7/28/2014 Orton, Greg Placed on Reserve/Injured 3/12/2014 Zusevics, Markus Released 3/15/2014 Browner, Brandon Signed AUGUST, 2014 3/17/2014 Revis, Darrelle Signed 8/2/2014 Stanford, Cole Released 3/17/2014 LaFell, Brandon Signed 8/3/2014 Morris, James Signed 3/18/2014 Edelman, Julian Re-signed 8/10/2014 Hartsock, Ben Signed 3/19/2014 Hughlett, Charley Signed 8/10/2014 Maneri, Steve Signed 3/31/2014 Wendell, Ryan Re-signed 8/10/2014 Miller, Terrence Signed 8/10/2014 Houston, Stephen Released APRIL, 2014 8/10/2014 Jones, Justin Released 4/3/2014 Chung, Patrick Signed 8/10/2014 Watson, Asi Released 4/4/2014 Wilson, Adrian Released 8/13/2014 Bass, Ben Acquired Via Trade (DAL) 4/24/2014 Hull, Josh Signed 8/13/2014 Green, Justin Traded to Dallas 8/13/2014 Worthy, Jerel Acquired Via Trade (GB) MAY, 2014 8/13/2014 Miller, Terrence Released 5/5/2014 Smith, Will Signed 8/14/2014 Hartsock, Ben Released 5/8/2014 Easley, Dominique Drafted 8/18/2014 Jones, Justin Signed 5/9/2014 Garoppolo, Jimmy Drafted 8/18/2014 Ott, Tyler Released 5/10/2014 Stork, Bryan Drafted 8/21/2014 Forston, Marcus Released 5/10/2014 White, James Drafted 8/21/2014 Williams, D.J. Released 5/10/2014 Fleming, Cameron Drafted 8/25/2014 Anderson, James Released 5/10/2014 Halapio, Jon Drafted 8/25/2014 Kelly, Tommy Released 5/10/2014 Moore, Zach Drafted 8/25/2014 Smith, Will Released 5/10/2014 Thomas, Jemea Drafted 8/25/2014 Jones, Justin Released 5/10/2014 Gallon, Jeremy Drafted 8/26/2014 Wright, Tim Acquired Via Trade (TB) 5/12/2014 Beck, Tyler Signed 8/26/2014 Mankins, Logan Traded to Tampa Bay 5/12/2014 Finch, Roy Signed 8/26/2014 Bass, Ben Released 5/12/2014 Gary, Shamiel Signed 8/26/2014 Hawkins, Travis Released 5/12/2014 Gordon, Cameron Signed 8/26/2014 Johnson, Derrick Released 5/12/2014 Hawkins, Travis Signed 8/26/2014 Skinner, Deontae Released 5/12/2014 Houston, Stephen Signed 8/26/2014 Thomas, Jemea Released 5/12/2014 Jones, Justin Signed 8/26/2014 Van Hooser, Wilson Released 5/12/2014 Skinner, Deontae Signed 8/26/2014 Gaffney, Tyler Placed on Reserve/Injured 5/12/2014 Watson, Asa Signed 8/26/2014 Gordon, Cameron Placed on Reserve/Injured 5/15/2014 Beck, Tyler Released 8/30/2014 Aiken, Danny Released 5/15/2014 Hughlett, Charley Released 8/30/2014 Beauharnais, Steve Released 5/16/2014 Fleming, Cameron Signed/Draft Choice 8/30/2014 Bequette, Jake Released 5/16/2014 Gallon, Jeremy Signed/Draft Choice 8/30/2014 Boyce, Josh Released 5/16/2014 Moore, Zach Signed/Draft Choice 8/30/2014 Cave, Braxston Released 5/16/2014 White, James Signed/Draft Choice 8/30/2014 Davis, Ja'Gared Released 5/16/2014 Deering, Jeremy Signed 8/30/2014 Davis, Kanorris Released 5/16/2014 Fleming, Darius Signed 8/30/2014 Finch, Roy Released 5/16/2014 Morris, James Signed 8/30/2014 Gallon, Jeremy Released 5/16/2014 Ott, Tyler Signed 8/30/2014 Gary, Shamiel Released 5/19/2014 Halapio, Jon Signed/Draft Choice 8/30/2014 Gray, Jonas Released 5/19/2014 Stork, Bryan Signed/Draft Choice 8/30/2014 Halapio, Jon Released 5/19/2014 Thomas, Jemea Signed/Draft Choice 8/30/2014 Maneri, Steve Released 5/19/2014 Butler, Malcolm Signed 8/30/2014 Martin, Chris Released 5/19/2014 Johnson, Derrick Signed 8/30/2014 Manumaleuna, Eathyn Released 5/19/2014 McCuller, Taylor Signed 8/30/2014 McCuller, Taylor Released 5/20/2014 Morris, James Released 8/30/2014 Swanson, Daxton Released 5/22/2014 Swanson, Daxton Signed 8/30/2014 Tuipulotu, L.T. Released 5/22/2014 Tuipulotu, L.T. Signed 8/30/2014 Worthy, Jerel Released 5/22/2014 Deering, Jeremy Released 8/30/2014 Morris, James Placed on Reserve/Injured 5/22/2014 Orton, Greg Released 8/31/2014 Gaston, Bruce Claimed off Waivers (ARI) 5/27/2014 Van Hooser, Wilson Signed 8/31/2014 Quarles, Kelcy Claimed off Waivers (NYG) 5/27/2014 Wiggins, Reese Signed 8/31/2014 Mallett, Ryan Traded to Houston 8/31/2014 White, Chris Released JUNE, 2014 6/2/2014 Garoppolo, Jimmy Signed/Draft Choice SEPTEMBER, 2014 6/4/2014 Anderson, James Signed 9/1/2014 Bethel Thompson, M. Signed to the practice squad 6/4/2014 Harrison, Mark Released 9/1/2014 Bequette, Jake Signed to the practice squad 6/9/2014 Auffray, Kyle Signed 9/1/2014 Boyce, Josh Signed to the practice squad 6/9/2014 Johnson, Derrick Released 9/1/2014 Davis, Ja'Gared Signed to the practice squad 6/11/2014 Mattes, R.J. Released 9/1/2014 Davis, Kanorris Signed to the practice squad 6/12/2014 Johnson, Jeremy Signed 9/1/2014 Gray, Jonas Signed to the practice squad 6/16/2014 Auffray, Kyle Released 9/1/2014 Hughlett, Charley Signed to the practice squad 12 6/17/2014 Epenesa, Seali'i Signed 9/1/2014 Martin, Chris Signed to the practice squad SEPTEMBER, 2014 (continued) DECEMBER, 2014 (continued) 9/1/2014 Skinner, Deontae Signed to the practice squad 12/27/2014 Dennard, Alfonzo Placed on Reserve/Injured 9/1/2014 Swanson, Daxton Signed to the practice squad 12/27/2014 Swanson, Daxton Signed to the practice squad 9/1/2014 Jones, Don Claimed off Waivers (MIA) 12/27/2014 Henderson, Cam Released from the practice squad ROSTERS & DEPTH 9/1/2014 Barker, Chris Released 12/29/2014 Martin, Eric Signed to the practice squad 9/3/2014 Barker, Chris Signed to the practice squad 9/3/2014 Reisner, Allen Signed to the practice squad JANUARY , 2015 9/3/2014 Thigpen, Marcus Signed to the practice squad 1/17/2015 Vellano, Joe Signed from the practice squad 9/3/2014 Bethel-Thompson, M. Released from the practice squad 1/17/2015 Maneri, Steve Released 9/3/2014 Davis, Kanorris Released from the practice squad 9/3/2014 Swanson, Daxton Released from the practice squad 9/3/2014 Gaston, Bruce Released 9/3/2014 Quarles, Kelcy Released 9/3/2014 Hughlett, Charley Released 9/4/2014 Aiken, Danny Signed 9/4/2014 White, Chris Signed 9/4/2014 Bethel-Thompson, M. Signed to the practice squad 9/5/2014 Quarles, Kelcy Signed to the practice squad 9/5/2014 Reisner, Allen Released from the practice squad 9/9/2014 Bethel-Thompson, M. Released from the practice squad 9/9/2014 Henderson, Cam Signed to the practice squad 9/13/2014 Skinner, Deontae Signed from the practice squad 9/13/2014 Fleming, Darius Released 9/16/2014 Fleming, Darius Signed to the practice squad 9/16/2014 Hauptmann, Caylin Signed to the practice squad 9/16/2014 Schwenke, Kona Signed to the practice squad 9/16/2014 Henderson, Cam Released from the practice squad 9/16/2014 Thigpen, Marcus Released from the practice squad 9/17/2014 Swanson, Daxton Signed to the practice squad 9/26/2014 Bass, Ben Signed to the practice squad 9/26/2014 Martin, Chris Released from the practice squad 9/27/2014 Walker, Casey Signed off Carolina practice squad 9/27/2014 Siliga, Sealver Placed on Reseve/Injured (designated to return)

OCTOBER, 2014 10/4/2014 Davis, Ja'Gared Signed from the practice squad 10/4/2014 Thompkins, Kenbrell Released 10/7/2014 Vellano, Joe Released 10/7/2014 Buchanan, Michael Placed on Reserve/Injured 10/8/2014 Martin, Chris Signed to the practice squad 10/8/2014 Vellano, Joe Signed to the practice squad 10/8/2014 Hauptmann, Caylin Released from the practice squad 10/13/2014 Hauptmann, Caylin Signed to the practice squad 10/13/2014 Martin, Chris Released from the practice squad 10/16/2014 Mayo, Jerod Placed on Reserve/Injured 10/16/2014 Ridley, Stevan Placed on Reserve/Injured 10/16/2014 Barker, Chris Signed from the practice squad 10/16/2014 Gray, Jonas Signed from the practice squad 10/22/2014 Ayers, Akeem Acquired Via Trade (TEN) 10/22/2014 Davis, Ja'Gared Released 10/24/2014 Davis, Ja'Gared Signed to the practice squad 10/24/2014 Krause, Jonathan Signed to the practice squad 10/28/2014 Casillas, Jonathan Acquired Via Trade (TB) 10/28/2014 Barker, Chris Released 10/29/2014 Branch, Alan Signed 10/29/2014 Skinner, Deontae Released 10/30/2014 Barker, Chris Signed to the practice squad 10/30/2014 Bass, Ben Released from the practice squad 10/31/2014 Skinner, Deontae Signed to the practice squad 10/31/2014 Krause, Jonathan Released from the practice squad

NOVEMBER, 2014 11/5/2014 Krause, Jonathan Signed to the practice squad 11/5/2014 Schwenke, Kona Released from the practice squad 11/20/2014 Blount, LeGarrette Signed 11/20/2014 Walker, Casey Released 11/22/2014 Walker, Casey Signed to the practice squad 11/22/2014 Davis, Ja'Gared Released from the practice squad 11/26/2014 Grimble, Xavier Signed to the practice squad 11/26/2014 Hughlett, Charley Signed to the practice squad 11/26/2014 Skinner, Deontae Released from the practice squad 11/26/2014 Swanson, Daxton Released from the practice squad 11/28/2014 Jones, Don Released 11/28/2014 Grimble, Xavier Released from the practice squad 11/28/2014 Hughlett, Charley Released from the practice squad 11/29/2014 Fleming, Darius Signed from the practice squad

DECEMBER, 2014 12/3/2014 Green Justin Signed to the practice squad 12/3/2014 Skinner, Deontae Signed to the practice squad 12/3/2014 Swanson, Daxton Signed to the practice squad 12/4/2014 Dobson, Aaron Placed on Reserve/Injured 12/4/2014 Siliga, Sealver Activated to the 53-man roster 12/17/2014 Easley, Dominique Placed on Reserve/Injured 12/17/2014 Maneri, Steve Signed 12/17/2014 Gilbert, Garrett Signed to the practice squad 12/23/2014 Henderson, Cam Signed to the practice squad 12/23/2014 Swanson, Daxton Released from the practice squad 12/27/2014 Boyce, Josh Signed from the practice squad 13 Unofficial depth chart compiled by Patriots media relations, January 20, 2015 OFFENSE WR: 19 Brandon LaFell 80 Danny Amendola 18 Matthew Slater LT: 77 Nate Solder 61 Marcus Cannon 65 Jordan Devey LG: 63 Dan Connolly 61 Marcus Cannon 65 Jordan Devey

ROSTERS & DEPTH C: 66 Bryan Stork 62 Ryan Wendell RG: 62 Ryan Wendell 67 Josh Kline RT: 76 Sebastian Vollmer 61 Marcus Cannon 71 Cameron Fleming TE: 87 Rob Gronkowski 47 Michael Hoomanawanui 81 Tim Wright WR: 11 Julian Edelman 84 Brian Tyms 82 Josh Boyce QB: 12 Tom Brady 10 Jimmy Garoppolo RB: 46 James Develin 35 Jonas Gray 38 Brandon Bolden RB: 34 Shane Vereen 29 LeGarrette Blount 28 James White DEFENSE LE: 50 Rob Ninkovich 90 Zach Moore DT: 75 Vince Wilfork 97 Alan Branch 72 Joe Vellano DT: 94 Chris Jones 96 Sealver Siliga 72 Joe Vellano RE: 95 Chandler Jones 90 Zach Moore LB: 91 Jamie Collins 52 Jonathan Casillas 58 Darius Fleming LB: 55 Akeem Ayers 59 Chris White LB: 54 Dont'a Hightower 52 Jonathan Casillas LCB: 24 Darrelle Revis 26 Logan Ryan 21 Malcolm Butler RCB: 39 Brandon Browner 25 Kyle Arrington S: 23 Patrick Chung 30 Duron Harmon 43 Nate Ebner S: 32 Devin McCourty 27 Tavon Wilson SPECIAL TEAMS K: 3 Stephen Gostkowski P: 6 Ryan Allen H: 6 Ryan Allen PR: 11 Julian Edelman 80 Danny Amendola KR: 80 Danny Amendola 19 Brandon LaFell LS: 48 Danny Aiken PRONUNCIATION GUIDE Danny Amendola am-men-DOLE-uh Sealver Siliga SIL-ver SEE-ling-gah LeGarrette Blount LUH-gare-et BLUNT Nate Solder SOLD-er Jonathan Casillas cah-SEE-us Brian Tyms TIMS Jordan Devey DEH-vee Shane Vereen vuh-REEN Stephen Gostkowski gost-COW-ski Ryan Wendell when-DELL Dont'a Hightower don-TAY Tavon Wilson TAY-von 14 Michael Hoomanawanui HO-oh-mah-nah-wah-noo-wee

milestone moments 2014 NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS The Hall at Patriot Place presented by Raytheon is the crown jewel of Patriot Place and is the only sports and education experience of its kind. Through a dazzling array of interactive multimedia exhibits and artifacts never before viewable by the public, The Hall showcases the tradition of the New England Patriots, explores the history of football in New England and promotes math and science education for thousands of school- 2014 moments children each year through its partnership with Raytheon. Several artifacts commemorating milestone moments from the 2014 season are currently showcased in a display on the third floor of The Hall at Patriot Place. rob gronkowski Tom brady jonas gray

Rob Gronkowski became the second-fast- Tom Brady became the sixth player Jonas Gray earned AFC Offensive est player (tied with ) in NFL in NFL history to reach 50,000 ca- Player of the Week honors for Week history to reach 50 recep- reer passing yards after completing 11 after rushing for 201 yards and a tions in the team’s 43-21 win vs. Denver 23-of-35 passes for 292 yards and team-record four rushing touchdowns (11/2). The previous week, Gronkowski two touchdowns in the win vs. Cincin- in the team’s 42-20 win at Indianapolis caught three touchdown passes from nati (10/5) on NBC’s “Sunday Night (11/16). Gray scored one touchdown Tom Brady to set a franchise record Football.” He was the fourth fastest to in each quarter and is the only Patriots for most touchdown connections be- reach the mark, doing so in his 198th player to for 100 yards in each tween a quarterback and receiver in the game. Brady’s jersey from that game as half of a game. His game-worn jersey team’s 51-23 win vs. Chicago (10/26). well as the ball he threw to reach that and the ball from his record-breaking The jersey and gloves he wore for milestone are on display at The Hall. fourth touchdown, along with the Sports both games are on display at The Hall. Illustrated cover commemorating his performance, are on display at The Hall.

bill belichick Stephen gostkowski Bill Belichick earned his 200th regular chris jones season victory as a head coach after the Stephen Gostkowski became the Patriots Patriots’ 30-7 win at Minnesota on Sept. Chris Jones blocked a game-winning field all-time leader in points, passing Adam Vi- 14, 2014. He became just the sixth goal attempt to preserve a Patriots’ 27- natieri (1,158), with a 35-yard NFL head coach to reach that mark, 25 win vs. N.Y. Jets in Week 7 (10/16) in the Week 15 win vs. Miami (12/14). joining Don Shula (328), on “.” The gloves His game-worn jersey and the ball he (318), Tom Landry (250), Curly Lam- that he wore in that game as well as the kicked to become the Patriots all-time beau (226) and Marty Schottenheimer ball he blocked are on display at The Hall. leading scorer are on display at The Hall. (200). Belichick’s headset from that landmark win is on display at The Hall.

15 robert kRAFT PLAYOFF NOTES

ALL-TIME POSTSEASON WINS BY AN OWNER Robert Kraft has 23 career postseason wins, the fourth-most in NFL history. WINS OWNERSHIP 33 The Rooney Family, Pittsburgh (1933-present) 31 (1919-present) 24 The Mara Family, N.Y. Giants (1925-present) 23 Robert Kraft, New England (1994-present) 22 Eddie DeBartolo, Jr., San Francisco (1977-1999) 21 Al Davis, Oakland/Los Angeles (1972-2011) FASTEST TO 250 WINS Robert Kraft reached 250 career wins on Dec. 21, 2014, in the Patriots 17- Playoff notes 16 win at N.Y. Jets. It was his 368th game, tying the Halas family for the fewest games to reach 250 wins. (Among privately owned teams) OWNER TEAM GAMES TO 250 WINS Robert Kraft New England 368 Halas Family Chicago 368 winning tradition Kraft’s winning percentage with the Patriots (.679) since taking over the team in 1994 is the highest among all owners/ownership groups with at least 200 wins (regular and postseason). He is just one of five owners with at least 200 wins and a winning percentage over .600. OWNER TEAM YEARS WINNING PCT. Robert Kraft Patriots 1994-present .679 Eddie DeBartolo, Jr. 49ers 1977-1999 .636 Clint Murchison, Jr. Cowboys 1960-1983 .634 Joe Robbie Dolphins 1966-1989 .609 Pat Bowlen Denver 1984-2014 .605

KRAFT’S SEVEN CONFERENCE TITLES ARE THE MOST OF ANY NFL OWNER IN SUPER BOWL ERA The 2014 AFc Championship was the seventh conference championship for Robert Kraft as Patriots owner, setting a new NFL record for most conference championships as an owner. The Patriots’ seven conference titles since Robert Kraft purchased the team in 1994 is three more than the next-closet team over that span (Pittsburgh, 4).

MOST CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS BY AN OWNER IN SUPER BOWL ERA OWNER TEAM # SEASONS SUPER BOWL APPEARANCES Robert Kraft New England 7 1996, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2007, 2011, 2014 XXXI, XXXVI, XXXVIII, XXXIX, XLII, XLVI, XLIX Pat Bowlen Denver 6 1986, 1987, 1989, 1997, 1998, 2013 XXI, XXII, XXIV, XXXII, XXXIII, XLVIII Jack Kent Cooke Washington 5 1972, 1982, 1983, 1987, 1991 VII, XVII, XVIII, XXII, XXVI Al Davis Oakland/L.A. Raiders 5 1967, 1976, 1980, 1983, 2002 II, XI, XV, XVIII, XXXVII Eddie DeBartolo San Francisco 5 1981, 1984, 1988, 1989, 1994 XVI, XIX, XXIII, XXIV, XXIX Clint Murchison Dallas 5 1970, 1971, 1975, 1977, 1978 V, VI, X, XII, XIII Packers Stockholders Green Bay 5 1966, 1967, 1996, 1997, 2010 I, II, XXXI, XXXII, XLV Joe Robbie Miami 5 1971, 1972, 1973, 1982, 1984 VI, VII, VIII, XVII, XIX Pittsburgh 4 1974, 1975, 1978, 1979 IX, X, XII, XIV Pittsburgh 4 1995, 2005, 2008, 2010 XXX, XL, XLIII, XLV Ralph Wilson Buffalo 4 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993 XXV, XXVI, XXVII, XXVIII Max Winter Minnesota 4 1969, 1973, 1974, 1976 IV, VII, IX, XI Georgia Frontiere L.A./St. Louis Rams 3 1979, 1999, 2001 XIV, XXXIV, XXXVI Jerry Jones Dallas 3 1992, 1993, 1995 XXXVII, XXXVIII, XXX N.Y. Giants 3 1986, 1990, 2000 XXI, XXV, XXXV PLAYOFF SEASONS SINCE 1994 PLAYOFF GAMES SINCE 1994 Since Robert Kraft purchased the team in 1994, the New England Patriots Since Robert Kraft purchased the team in 1994, the New England Patriots have qualified for the playoffs 16 times, tied for the most of any NFL team. have played in an NFL-high 35 postseason games.

OWNER TEAM PLAYOFF SEASONS OWNER TEAM PLAYOFF GAMES Robert Kraft New England 16 Robert Kraft New England 35 Robert and Jim Irsay Indianapolis 16 Packers Shareholders Green Bay 31 Packers Shareholders Green Bay 16 Robert and Jim Irsay Indianapolis 29 Rooney Family Pittsburgh 13 Rooney Family Pittsburgh 28 16 Jeffrey Lurie Philadelphia 12 Jeffery Lurie Philadelphia 23 Art Modell and Steve Bisciotti Baltimore 23 PATRIOTS PLAYOFF NOTES

PATRIOTS IN THE PLAYOFFS PATRIOTS AT HOME IN THE PLAYOFFS The Patriots have qualified for the playoffs 22 times in their 55-year history. The Patriots are 17-4 (.810) at home in the playoffs in their history. Twenty of Sixteen of those playoff berths have come in the 21 seasons since Robert Kraft the franchise’s 21 home playoff games have taken place since Robert Kraft purchased the team in 1994, a dramatic contrast to the six total playoff berths purchased the team 21 years ago. After Kraft bought the team, the Patriots the team earned in its first 34 years of existence. The Patriots have won 17 won 11 consecutive home playoff games before experiencing a home loss. Playoff notes division crowns, including 12 in the last 14 seasons, and have qualified as a team on four occasions (1976, 1985, 1994 and 1998). The Pa- PATRIOTS AT HOME IN THE PLAYOFFS (17-4) triots also qualified for the playoffs in 1982 as part of a 16-team tournament Date Round Opponent W/L Score following a players’ strike. 01/18/15 AFC Championship Indianapolis W 45-7 PATRIOTS PLAYOFF SEASONS (22) 01/10/15 AFC Divisional Baltimore W 35-31 Year How Qualified Seed Record Result 01/11/14 AFC Divisional Indianapolis W 43-22 2014 Division Champions 1 2-0 TBD 01/20/13 AFC Championship Baltimore L 13-28 2013 Division Champions 2 1-1 AFC Championship Game 01/13/13 AFC Divisional Houston W 41-28 2012 Division Champions 2 1-1 AFC Championship Game 01/22/12 AFC Championship Baltimore W 23-20 2011 Division Champions 1 2-1 AFC Champions 01/14/12 AFC Divisional Denver W 45-10 2010 Division Champions 1 0-1 AFC Divisional Round 01/16/11 AFC Divisional N.Y. Jets L 21-28 2009 Division Champions 3 0-1 Wild Card Round 01/10/10 AFC Wild Card Baltimore L 14-33 2007 Division Champions 1 2-1 AFC Champions 01/20/08 AFC Championship San Diego W 21-12 2006 Division Champions 4 2-1 AFC Championship Game 01/12/08 AFC Divisional Jacksonville W 31-20 2005 Division Champions 4 1-1 AFC Divisional Round 01/07/07 AFC Wild Card N.Y. Jets W 37-16 2004 Division Champions 2 3-0 Super Bowl Champions 01/07/06 AFC Wild Card Jacksonville W 28-3 2003 Division Champions 1 3-0 Super Bowl Champions 01/16/05 AFC Divisional Indianapolis W 20-3 2001 Division Champions 2 3-0 Super Bowl Champions 01/18/04 AFC Championship Indianapolis W 24-14 1998 Wild Card 6 0-1 Wild Card Round 01/10/04 AFC Divisional Tennessee W 17-14 1997 Division Champions 3 1-1 AFC Divisional Round 01/19/02 AFC Divisional Oakland W 16-13 (OT) 1996 Division Champions 2 2-1 AFC Champions 12/28/97 AFC Wild Card Miami W 17-3 1994 Wild Card 5 0-1 Wild Card Round 01/12/97 AFC Championship Jacksonville W 20-6 1986 Division Champions 3 0-1 AFC Divisional Round 01/05/97 AFC Divisional Pittsburgh W 28-3 1985 Wild Card 5 3-1 AFC Champions 12/31/78 AFC Divisional Houston L 14-31 1982* 16-Team Format 7 0-1 First Round 1978 Division Champions 2 0-1 AFC Divisional Round 1976 Wild Card 4 0-1 AFC Divisional Round PATRIOTS AT HOME IN THE PLAYOFFS 1963 Division Champions -- 1-1 AFL Championship Game NFL LONGEST CONSECUTIVE HOME PLAYOFF WINNING STREAKS *-Strike Year 27-18 Record Team Wins Seasons Green Bay Packers 13 1939-2001 MOST PLAYOFF WINS IN A DECADE New England Patriots 11 1996-2008 Buffalo Bills 9 1988-1995 The Patriots won 14 playoff games in the decade from 2000-09, tying the Washington Redskins 8 1942-1983 1970s and for the most playoff victories by any NFL team in either the 1930s, 1940s, 1950s, 1960s, 1970s, , 1990s or 2000s. MOST PLAYOFF VICTORIES IN A DECADE Team Decade Playoff Wins Championships New England 2000s 14 2001, 2003, 2004 Dallas 1970s 14 1971, 1977 Pittsburgh 1970s 14 1974, 1975, 1978, 1979 home dominance San Francisco 1980s 13 1981, 1984, 1988, 1989 Dallas 1990s 12 1992, 1993, 1995 The Patriots have a 17-4 (.810) all-time record in home playoff games. Washington 1980s 11 1982, 1987 The Patriots’ .800 winning percentage at home in the postseason is Buffalo 1990s 10 -- second among teams with at least 10 home playoff games. Pittsburgh 2000s 10 2005, 2008 TEAM RECORD PCT. Green Bay 1960s 9 1961, 1962, 1965, 1966, 1967 Seattle 11-2 .846 Green Bay 1990s 9 1996 New England 17-4 .810 Oakland 19-5 .792 SUSTAINED PLAYOFF SUCCESS Green Bay 17-5 .773 The Patriots won 11 playoff games from 2003-07, tying the NFL’s highest play- Buffalo 10-3 .769 off victory total over a five-season span. New England won three playoff games Washington 13-4 .765 in 2003, three in 2004, one in 2005, two in 2006 and two in 2007. Denver 15-5 .750 MOST PLAYOFF VICTORIES IN A FIVE-YEAR SPAN Dallas 20-8 .714 Team 5-Year Span Playoff Wins SB Wins New England Patriots 2003-07 11 2 Dallas Cowboys 1991-95 11 3 Dallas Cowboys 1992-96 11 3 New England Patriots 2001-05 10 3 Pittsburgh Steelers 1974-78 10 3 Pittsburgh Steelers 1975-79 10 3 Buffalo Bills 1990-94 9 0 Green Bay Packers 1993-97 9 1 2008-12 9 1 17 PATRIOTS PLAYOFF NOTES

PATRIOTS IN THE WILD CARD ROUND WRAPPING IT UP

PATRIOTS WILD CARD PLAYOFF RESULTS (4-4) The Patriots clinched the division with a 41-13 win vs. the Miami Dolphins at Date Round Opponent W/L Score Gillette Stadium on Sunday, Dec. 14. 01/10/10 AFC Wild Card Baltimore L 14-33 PATRIOTS DIVISION-CLINCHING GAMES 01/07/07 AFC Wild Card N.Y. Jets W 37-16 Year Date Clinched Opp. Score Record 2nd Place 01/07/06 AFC Wild Card Jacksonville W 28-3 2014 12/14/14 MIA 41-13 12-4 BUF (9-7) 01/03/99 AFC Wild Card at Jacksonville L 10-25 2013 12/15/13 at BAL 41-7 12-4 NYJ (8-8) 12/28/97 AFC Wild Card Miami W 17-3 2012 12/02/12 at MIA 23-16 12-4 MIA (7-9) 01/01/95 AFC Wild Card at Cleveland L 13-20 2011 12/18/11 at DEN 41-23 13-3 NYJ (8-8) 12/28/85 AFC Wild Card at N.Y. Jets W 26-14 2010 12/26/10 at BUF 34-3 14-2 NYJ (11-5) 01/08/83* First Round at Miami L 13-28 2009 12/27/09 JAX 35-7 10-6 NYJ (9-7) *16-Team Format 2007 11/25/07 PHI 31-28 16-0 BUF (7-9) playoff notes 2006 12/24/06 at JAX 24-21 12-4 NYJ (10-6) 2005 12/17/05 TB 28-0 10-6 MIA (9-7) PATRIOTS IN THE DIVISIONAL ROUND 2004 12/12/04 CIN 35-28 14-2 NYJ (10-6) AND CONFERENCE TITLE GAME 2003 12/07/03 MIA 12-0 14-2 MIA (10-6) 2001 01/06/02@ at CAR 38-6 11-5 MIA (11-5) The Patriots have compiled a 12-6 all-time record in divisional playoff games, in- 1997 12/22/97@ at MIA 14-12 10-6 MIA (9-7) cluding 9-2 at home and 7-1 at Gillette Stadium. They are 8-3 in the conference 1996 12/15/96 at DAL 6-12 11-5 BUF (10-6) title game, including a 5-1 record at home and a 4-1 mark at Gillette Stadium. 1986 12/22/86@ at MIA 34-27 11-5 NYJ (10-6) PATRIOTS DIVISIONAL PLAYOFF RESULTS (12-6) 1978 12/10/78 BUF 26-24 11-5 MIA (11-5) Date Round Opponent W/L Score 1963 12/28/63* at BUF 26-8 7-6-1 BUF (7-6-1) 01/10/15 AFC Divisional Baltimore W 35-31 @Season Finale 01/11/14 AFC Divisional Indianapolis W 43-22 *Division-deciding AFL playoff in Buffalo, N.Y. 01/13/13 AFC Divisional Houston W 41-28 01/14/12 AFC Divisional Denver W 45-10 01/16/11 AFC Divisional N.Y. Jets L 21-28 01/12/08 AFC Divisional Jacksonville W 31-20 TITLE TOWN 01/14/07 AFC Divisional at San Diego W 24-21 01/14/06 AFC Divisional at Denver L 13-27 The Patriots have now won the AFC East for six straight seasons, besting the 01/16/05 AFC Divisional Indianapolis W 20-3 five straight the team won from 2003-07 for the longest streak in AFC East 01/10/04 AFC Divisional Tennessee W 17-14 division history. The Patriots have won 12 of the last 14 division crowns. The Pa- 01/19/02 AFC Divisional Oakland W 16-13 (OT) triots have won 14 division titles in the 21 seasons since Robert Kraft bought 01/03/98 AFC Divisional at Pittsburgh L 6-7 the team in 1994. 01/05/97 AFC Divisional Pittsburgh W 28-3 MOST CONSECUTIVE AFC EAST TITLES 01/04/87 AFC Divisional at Denver L 17-22 Team Streak Years 01/05/86 AFC Divisional at L.A. Raiders W 27-20 New England Patriots 6 2009-14 12/31/78 AFC Divisional Houston L 14-31 New England Patriots 5 2003-07 12/18/76 AFC Divisional at Oakland L 21-24 Buffalo Bills 4 1988-91 12/28/63 AFC Divisional at Buffalo W 26-8 Miami Dolphins 4 1981, 1983-85* PATRIOTS AFC CHAMPIONSHIP GAME RESULTS (8-3) Miami Dolphins 4 1971-74 Date Round Opponent W/L Score Baltimore Colts 3 1975-77 01/18/15 AFC Championship Indianapolis W 45-7 Buffalo Bills 3 1964-66@ 01/29/14 AFC Championship at Denver L 16-26 *Due to 1982 strike, the NFL played just a nine-game season and the stand- 01/20/13 AFC Championship Baltimore L 13-28 ings were not divided into divisions that season. 01/22/12 AFC Championship Baltimore W 23-20 @AFL 01/20/08 AFC Championship San Diego W 21-12 01/21/07 AFC Championship at Indianapolis L 34-38 The Patriots are one of six teams to win six consecutive division titles in NFL 01/23/05 AFC Championship at Pittsburgh W 41-27 history, trailing just the , who won seven straight NFC West 01/18/04 AFC Championship Indianapolis W 24-14 titles from 1973-79. 01/27/02 AFC Championship at Pittsburgh W 24-17 MOST CONSECUTIVE DIVISION TITLES 01/12/97 AFC Championship Jacksonville W 20-6 Team Division Titles Years 01/12/86 AFC Championship at Miami W 31-14 Los Angeles Rams NFC West 7 1973-79 New England Patriots AFC East 6 2009-14 Pittsburgh Steelers AFC Central 6 1974-79 NFC Central 6 1973-78 PATRIOTS IN THE SUPER BOWL Dallas Cowboys NFL Capitol/NFC East 6 1966-71 PATRIOTS SUPER BOWL RESULTS (3-4) American/Eastern Conf. 6 1950-55 Date Super Bowl Opponent W/L Score New England Patriots AFC East 5 2003-07 01/26/86 Super Bowl XX Chicago L 10-46 Indianapolis Colts AFC South 5 2003-07 01/26/96 Super Bowl XXXI Green Bay L 21-35 Dallas Cowboys NFC East 5 1992-96 02/03/02 Super Bowl XXXVI St. Louis W 20-17 NFC West 5 1986-90 02/01/04 Super Bowl XXXVIII Carolina W 32-29 NFC Central 5 1984-88 02/06/05 Super Bowl XXXIX Philadelphia W 24-21 Oakland Raiders AFC West 5 1972-76 02/03/08 Super Bowl XLII N.Y. Giants L 14-17 02/05/12 Super Bowl XLVI N.Y. Giants L 17-21 18 Patriots PLAYOFF NOTES

ALL-TIME PLAYOFF RESULTS PATRIOTS CLINCH PLAYOFF SPOT FOR 16th The Patriots have compiled a 27-18 record in their 45 playoff games and their TIME IN KRAFT’S 21 YEARS OF OWNERSHIP .600 playoff winning percentage is tied for the third-best in NFL history among New England has now qualified for the playoffs 22 teams that have played at least 15 playoff games. New England has qualified times in its 55-year history. The Patriots have earned playoff notes for eight Super Bowls (XX, XXXI, XXXVI, XXXVIII, XXXIX, XLII, XLVI and XLIX) and 16 of those playoff berths in the 21 seasons since one AFL Championship Game in 1963. Robert Kraft purchased the team in 1994. New En- PATRIOTS PLAYOFF RECORD BY ROUND gland has won 17 division crowns overall (16 AFC East Round Record crowns) and has qualified as a Wild Card team on four First Round* 0-1 Wild Card Round 4-3 occasions (1998, 1994, 1985 and 1976). The Patri- Divisional Round 12-6 ots also qualified for the playoffs in 1982 as part of a AFC Championship 8-3 16-team tournament following a players’ strike. AFL Championship 0-1 Super Bowl 3-4 ANNUAL ACHIEVEMENTS Total 27-18 The Patriots have won more than half of their games for the 14th straight year *1982 Strike Season with a 12-4 record in 2014. They are the first team to win more than half of ALL-TIME BEST NFL PLAYOFF RECORDS their games in 14 straight seasons since free agency began in 1993. (Minimum 15 Postseason Games) Team Wins Losses Win Pct. The Patriots are the third team to win more than half of their games in 14 Baltimore Ravens 15 8 .652 straight seasons since the 1970 AFL-NFL merger, joining the 49ers (16 Green Bay Packers 31 20 .608 straight from 1983-98) and the Cowboys (16 straight from 1970-85). New England/Boston Patriots 27 18 .600 Pittsburgh Steelers 33 22 .600 The Patriots have now won nine or more games in 18 of the 21 seasons Rob- San Francisco 49ers 30 20 .600 ert Kraft has owned the team. Oakland/L.A. Raiders 25 18 .581 Dallas Cowboys 34 26 .567 MOST CONSECUTIVE WINNING SEASONS (SINCE 1970 NFL MERGER) MOST POSTSEASON WINS ALL-TIME Team Winning Seasons Team Wins San Francisco 49ers (1983-98) 16 Dallas Cowboys 34 Dallas Cowboys (1970-85) 16 Pittsburgh Steelers 33 New England Patriots (2001-14) 14 Green Bay Packers 31 Oakland Raiders (1970-80) 11 San Francisco 49ers 30 New England Patriots 27 Oakland Raiders 25 PATRIOTS PLAYOFF TRENDS PATRIOTS PLAYOFF TRENDS (SINCE 1970 NFL MERGER) WINNING All-Time (26-17) Record vs. AFC 23-13 SEASONS vs. NFC 3-4 Home 17-4 Away 6-9 14 Leading at Halftime 20-4 Trailing at Halftime 4-11 Tied at Halftime 2-2 Team Current Consecutive Winning Seasons Leading After 3 Quarters 20-4 New England Patriots 14 (2001-14) Tied After 3 Quarters 3-0 Green Bay Packers 6 (2009-14) Trailing After 3 Quarters 3-13 4 (2011-14) Decided by 7 Points or Fewer 10-8 Decided by 3 Points or Fewer 7-3 When Scoring First 19-7 When Not Scoring First 7-10 Positive Turnover Ratio 19-1 PATRIOTS NEAR THE TOP WITH 29 WINNING Even Turnover Ratio 3-4 SEASONS SINCE THE NFL MERGER Negative Turnover Ratio 4-12 The Patriots have 29 winning seasons since the 1970 merger. Winning or Even Penalty Ratio 20-2 MOST WINNING SEASONS THE 1970 MERGER Losing Penalty Ratio 6-15 Pittsburgh 32 With a 100-Yard Rusher 9-0 Dallas 30 Without a 100-Yard Rusher 16-17 With a 100-Yard Receiver 11-5 New England 29 Without a 100-Yard Receiver 15-12 Miami 29 When Allowing a 100-Yard Rusher 3-5 Minnesota 27 When Not Allowing a 100-Yard Rusher 23-12 Denver 27 When Allowing a 100-Yard Receiver 6-8 San Francisco 26 When Not Allowing a 100-Yard Receiver 19-9 With a 300-Yard Passer 5-2 Without a 300-Yard Passer 21-15 Allowing a 300-Yard Passer 6-2 Not Allowing a 300-Yard Passer 20-15 19 Patriots PLAYOFF NOTES

2014 AFC EAST CHAMPIONS PATRIOTS WIN 10+ FOR THE 11th STRAIGHT YEAR The Patriots claimed the AFC East Division title for the sixth consecutive New England reached at least 10 regular-season wins for the 12th consecu- season and for the 14th time under Robert Kraft. tive season in 2014. San Francisco (16) is the only other team to accomplish DIVISION CHAMPIONSHIPS SINCE 1994 the feat. New England Patriots ...... 14 MOST SEASONS OF 10+ WINS SINCE 2001 Pittsburgh Steelers ...... 11 Team Years Consecutive Seasons With 10+ Wins Green Bay Packers ...... 11 San Francisco 1983-1998 16 Indianapolis Colts 10 New England 2003-13 12

FOUR STRAIGHT CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIP GAMES PATRIOTS WIN 12+ FOR THE 5th STRAIGHT YEAR The Patriots advanced to the AFC Championship for the fourth striaght season in New England reached at least 12 regular-season wins for the fifth consecutive playoff notes 2014, joining Oakland, Philadelphia, Buffalo and Dallas as the only teams to reach at season in 2014. It is the ninth time in team history that the team has won at least four straight conference championship games. least 12 games in a season and the fifth straight season with at least 12 wins. NFL TEAMS WITH AT LEAST THREE CONSECUTIVE CONFERENCE CONSECUTIVE SEASONS OF 12+ WINS SINCE 1970 MERGER CHAMPIONSHIP GAME APPEARANCES SINCE 1970 MERGER Team Years Consecutive Seasons With 10+ Wins Team Years Results Indianapolis 2003-09 7 Oakland Raiders (5) 1973-1977 (1-4) L, L, L, W, L New England 2010-14 5 New England Patriots (4) 2011-2014 (2-2) W, L, L,W Dallas 1992-95 4 (4) 2001-2004 (1-3) L, L, L, W Buffalo Bills (4) 1990-1993 (4-0) W, W, W, W 12+ WIN SEASONS SINCE 1970 MERGER Dallas Cowboys (4) 1970-1973 (2-2) W, W, L, L San Francisco 13 Dallas Cowboys (4) 1992-1995 (3-1) W, W, L, W Dallas ...... 11 San Francisco 49ers (3) 2011-2013 (1-2) L, W, L Denver 10 Dallas Cowboys (3) 1980-1982 (0-3) L, L, L New England ...... 9 Green Bay Packers (3) 1995-1997 (2-1) L, W, W Pittsburgh 9 Miami Dolphins (3) 1971-1973 (3-0) W, W, W Indianapolis ...... 8 Pittsburgh Steelers (3) 1974-1976 (2-1) W, W, L San Francisco 49ers (3) 1992-1994 (1-2) L, L, W San Francisco 49ers (3) 1988-1990 (2-1) W, W, L St. Louis Rams (3) 1974-1976 (0-3) L, L, L PATRIOTS EARN THE NO. 1 SEED IN AFC The Patriots earned the No. 1 seed in the AFC playoff field and have advanced PATRIOTS EARN ANOTHER BYE to the Super Bowl in four of the five seasons (2003, 2007, 2010, 2011 and 2014) that they have earned the No. 1 seed, including a Super Bowl win in The Patriots secured a first round playoff bye for the ninth time since 2001—a feat unmatched by any team in the NFL in the last 14 years. During that time, 2003. the Chicago Bears and Pittsburgh Steelers have locked up a bye four times and the Indianapolis Colts, Philadelphia Eagles, and Seattle Seahawks have earned a first-round pass three times. MOST SEASONS EARNING A BYE SINCE 2001 New England 9 ALL-TIME SUPER BOWL BERTHS Chicago ...... 4 Pittsburgh ...... 4 New England advanced to its eighth Super Bowl in franchise history in 2014, Denver ...... 4 a total that is tied with Dallas and Pittsburgh for the most Super Bowl berths. Seattle ...... 3 TEAM SUPER BOWLS Atlanta ...... 3 New England Patriots ...... 8 Indianapolis ...... 3 Dallas Cowboys 8 Philadelphia ...... 3 Pittsburgh Steelers ...... 8 Denver Broncos ...... 7 San Francisco 49ers ...... 6 NFL MARK FOR MOST FIRST-ROUND BYES GB, NYG, OAK, WAS, MIA ...... 5 The Patriots earned a first-round bye in the 2014 NFL playoffs and lead the NFL with 10 first-round byes since the current NFL playoff format was institut- ed in 1990. The Patriots earned a first-round bye for the fifth consecutive sea- son, becoming the first team in NFL history to do so. Dallas and San Francisco earned four straight byes from 1992 through 1995. MOST SEASONS EARNING A BYE SINCE 12-TEAM PLAYOFF FORMAT IN 1990 WINNING TANDEM New England ...... 10 Pittsburgh ...... 8 Bill Belichick and Tom Brady are the winningest coach and quarterback San Francisco ...... 8 tandem in the postseason and have continued to build on their success Denver ...... 7 in the 2014 postseason. Quarterback/Head Coach Postseason wins MOST 9-WIN SEASONS SINCE 2001 Bill Belichick/Tom Brady 20 The Patriots are the only team in the NFL to have recorded nine or more wins Chuck Noll/ 14 in each of the last 14 seasons. Tom Landry/ 11 MOST SEASONS OF 9+ WINS SINCE 2001 New England ...... 14 Indianapolis ...... 12 Baltimore ...... 10 Green Bay 10 Philadelphia ...... 10 20 Pittsburgh 10 tom Brady PLAYOFF NOTES

BRADY MOVES UP POSTSEASON LISTS BRADY HAS MOST PLAYOFF WINS Tom Brady threw three touchdown passes in the 2014 AFC Divisional Playoff Tom Brady is the winningest quarterback in NFL playoff history among signal game vs. Baltimore (01/10/15) to move past (45) for the most callers who have made at least 10 starts. touchdown passes in the postseason with 46. He added three more touch- downs in the AFC title win. Brady had a franchise record of 367 yards against MOST PLAYOFF WINS BY STARTING QB IN NFL HISTORY the Ravens. He became the all-time postseason passing leader in the AFC title PLAYER TEAM PLAYOFF WINS playoff notes win. Tom Brady New England 20 NFL ALL-TIME LEADERS: POSTSEASON TOUCHDOWN PASSES Joe Montana San Fran./K.C. 16 PLAYER TEAM TOUCHDOWNS Terry Bradshaw Pittsburgh 14 Tom Brady New England 49 John Elway Denver 14 Joe Montana San Fran./Kansas City 45 Green Bay 13 Brett Favre Green Bay/Minnesota 44 Dallas 11 Indianapolis/Denver 38 Roger Staubach Dallas 11 Miami 32 Peyton Manning Indianapolis/Denver 11 St. Louis/Arizona 31 HIGHEST PLAYOFF WIN PCT. BY STARTING QB IN NFL HISTORY Terry Bradshaw Pittsburgh 30 (Minimum 10 Starts) PLAYER TEAM W L PCT NFL ALL-TIME LEADERS: POSTSEASON TD PASSES, SINGLE GAME Green Bay 9 1 .900 PLAYER TEAM GAME TOUCHDOWNS Oak./L.A. Raiders 8 2 .800 Tom Brady NE AFC-D: NE vs. DEN ’11 6 Terry Bradshaw Pittsburgh 14 5 .737 Daryle Lamonica OAK AFC-D: OAK vs. HOU ‘69 6 Troy Aikman Dallas 11 4 .733 Steve Young SF SB: SF vs. SD ‘94 6 Tom Brady New England 20 8 .714 Joe Montana San Fran./K.C. 16 7 .696 NFL ALL-TIME LEADERS: POSTSEASON TD PASSES, CONSECUTIVE GAMES Kurt Warner St. Louis/Arizona 9 4 .692 PLAYER TEAM GAMES John Elway Denver 14 7 .667 Brett Favre GB/MIN 20 (1995-2009) Pittsburgh 10 5 .667 Tom Brady NE 18 (2001-2011) Baltimore 10 5 .667 Dan Marino MIA 13 (1983-1995) MOST PLAYOFF STARTS BY A QUARTERBACK NFL ALL-TIME LEADERS: POSTSEASON PASSING YARDS PLAYER TEAM STARTS PLAYER TEAM YARDS Tom Brady New England 28 Tom Brady New England 7,017 Peyton Manning Indianapolis/Denver 24 Peyton Manning Indianapolis/Denver 6,800 Brett Favre Green Bay/Minnesota 24 Brett Favre Green Bay/Minnesota 5,855 Joe Montana San Fran./Kansas City 23 Joe Montana San Fran./Kansas City 5,772 John Elway Denver 21 John Elway Denver 4,964 Dan Marino Miami 4,510 BRADY IN THE SUPER BOWL NFL ALL-TIME LEADERS: POSTSEASON COMPLETIONS In Brady’s fifth Super Bowl start vs. N.Y. Giants in Super Bowl XLVI, he became PLAYER TEAM COMPLETIONS the all-time leader in passing yards in the Super Bowl and climbed into a tie for Tom Brady New England 646 second in touchdown passes. He has also tied John Elway for most starts in a Peyton Manning Indianapolis/Denver 598 Super Bowl by a quarterback. Super Bowl XLIX will be Brady’s sixth Super Bowl, Brett Favre Green Bay/Minnesota 481 passing John Elway (5) for the most Super Bowls by a quarterback. Joe Montana San Fran./Kansas City 460 SUPER BOWL PASSING YARDS NFL ALL-TIME LEADERS: POSTSEASON COMP. PCT., SINGLE GAME PLAYER ATT COMP YARDS PLAYER TEAM GAME COMP PCT. Tom Brady 197 127 1,277 Tom Brady NE AFC-D: NE vs. JAX ’07 92.9 (26-28) Kurt Warner 132 83 1,156 Phil Simms NYG SB: NYG vs. DEN, ’86 88.0 (22-25) Joe Montana 122 83 1,142 Kurt Warner ARI NFC-WC: ARI vs. GB ’09 87.9 (29-33) John Elway 152 76 1,128 Terry Bradshaw 84 49 932 MOST 300-YARD GAMES, POSTSEASON HISTORY PLAYER TEAM 300-YARD GAMES SUPER BOWL PASSING TOUCHDOWNS Peyton Manning Indianapolis/Denver 9 PLAYER APPEARANCES TDS Tom Brady New England 7 Joe Montana 4 11 Joe Montana SF/Kansas City 6 Terry Bradshaw 4 9 Kurt Warner STL/Arizona 6 Tom Brady 5 9 San Diego/ 6 Roger Staubach 4 8 Dan Fouts San Diego 5 Kurt Warner 3 6

SUPER BOWL STARTS BY A QUARTERBACK STARTING QB TEAM # APPEARANCES Tom Brady NE 6 XXXVI, XXXVIII, XXXIX, XLII, XLVI, XLIX John Elway DEN 5 XXI, XXII, XXIV, XXXII, XXXIII Terry Bradshaw PIT 4 IX, X, XIII, XIV Jim Kelly BUF 4 XXV, XXVI, XXVII, XXVIII Joe Montana SF 4 XVI, XIX, XXIII, XXIV Roger Staubach DAL 4 VI, X, XII, XIII 21 tom Brady PLAYOFF NOTES

BRADY’S SIX CONFERENCE TITLES ARE THE MOST OF ANY STARTING QB IN SUPER BOWL ERA The 2014 AFC Championship was Tom Brady’s sixth conference title as a starting quarterback, passing John Elway for the most conference titles in NFL history during the Super Bowl Era (since 1966).

MOST CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS AS A STARTING QUARTERBACK IN SUPER BOWL ERA STARTING QB TEAM # SEASONS SUPER BOWL APPEARANCES Tom Brady New England 6 2001, 2003, 2004, 2007, 2011, 2014 XXXVI, XXXVIII, XXXIX, XLII, XLVI, XLIX John Elway Denver 5 1986, 1987, 1989, 1997, 1998 XXI, XXII, XXIV, XXXII, XXXIII Terry Bradshaw Pittsburgh 4 1974, 1975, 1978, 1979 IX, X, XIII, XIV Jim Kelly Buffalo 4 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993 XXV, XXVI, XXVII, XXVIII

playoff notes Joe Montana San Francisco 4 1981, 1984, 1988, 1989 XVI, XIX, XXIII, XXIV Roger Staubach Dallas 4 1971, 1975, 1977, 1978 VI, X, XII, XIII Peyton Manning Indianapolis/Denver 3 2006, 2009, 2013 XLI, XLIV, XLVIII Troy Aikman Dallas 3 1992, 1993, 1995 XXXVII, XXXVIII, XXX Miami 3 1971, 1972, 1973 VI, VII, VIII Ben Roethlisberger Pittsburgh 3 2005, 2008, 2010 XL, XLIII, XLV Fran Tarkenton Minnesota 3 1973, 1974, 1976 VII, IX, XI Kurt Warner St. Louis/Arizona 3 1999, 2001, 2008 XXXIV, XXXVI, XLIII

SUPER COMBINATION New England head coach Bill Belichick and quarterback Tom Brady won their sixth conference championship together in 2014, Three other coach/ quarterback duos have qualified for four Super Bowls - Dallas’ Tom Landry and Roger Staubach; Buffalo’s and Jim Kelly; and Pittsburgh’s Chuck Noll and Terry Bradshaw.

MOST CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS BY A HEAD COACH-QUARTERBACK TANDEM QUARTERBACK HEAD COACH TEAM CONFERENCE TITLES YEARS Tom Brady Bill Belichick New England 6 2001, 2003, 2004, 2007, 2011, 2014 Roger Staubach Tom Landry Dallas 4 1971, 1975, 1977, 1978 Jim Kelly Marv Levy Buffalo 4 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993 Terry Bradshaw Cuck Noll Pittsburgh 4 1974, 1975, 1978, 1979

BRADY SETS NFL RECORD WITH HIS 9TH DIVISION START IN A CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIP Tom Brady set an NFL record with his ninth start in a Conference TITLES Championship game in the win vs. Indianapolis. S Charlie Waters (Dal- Tom Brady added to his NFL record with his las) and LB/DL Jack Reynolds (LA Rams/SF) are second with eight 12th division championship in 2014. Peyton starts in conference championships. 12 Manning has the second-most with 11 division titles. BRADY SET NFL RECORD FOR MOST Quarterback Career Division Titles CONSECUTIVE COMPLETIONS IN SUPER Tom Brady 12 Peyton Manning 11 BOWL HISTORY Joe Montana 9 In Super Bowl XLVI, Brady completed a record 16 straight passes to Brett Favre 8 set a new Super Bowl record. The previous record was held by Joe Terry Bradshaw 7 Montana, who had 13 straight completions in Super Bowl XXIV. John Elway 7

GOOD THINGS COME IN THREES KEEPING UP APPEARANCES Tom Brady threw three touchdown passes in back-to-back playoff Super Bowl XLIX will be Tom Brady’s 29th postseason appearance, games against Baltimore and Indianapolis and now has seven post- tying for second all-time in most postseason games played. season games with three or more touchdown passes. Only Joe Mon- tana has more three TD-pass playoff games since the merger than Player Teams Postseason Games Tom Brady’s seven. Brady is 7-0 in those games. NE/IND 30 Jerry Rice SF/OAK/SEA 29 Most 3 Pass TD Playoff Games - Since Merger Tom Brady Patriots 28 Joe Montana 9 D.D. Lewis Dallas 27 Tom Brady 7 Peyton Manning 6 22 Brett Favre 6 bill belichick PLAYOFF NOTES

BELICHICK’S SIX CONFERENCE TITLES TIED FOR MOST OF ANY HEAD COACH IN SUPER BOWL ERA The 2014 AFC Championship was Bill Belichick’s sixth conference championship as a head coach. Belichick’s six conference titles are tied with Don Shula (6) for the most in NFL history during the Super Bowl era (since 1966).

MOST CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS BY A HEAD COACH IN SUPER BOWL ERA playoff notes HEAD COACH TEAM # SEASONS SUPER BOWL APPEARANCES Bill Belichick New England 6 2001, 2003, 2004, 2007, 2011, 2014 XXXVI, XXXVIII, XXXIX, XLII, XLVI, XLIX Don Shula Balt. Colts/Miami 6 1968, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1982, 1984 III, VI, VII, VIII, XVII, XIX Tom Landry Dallas 5 1970, 1971, 1975, 1977, 1978 V, VI, X, XII, XIII Joe Gibbs Washington 4 1982, 1983, 1987, 1991 XVII, XVIII, XXII, XXVI Bud Grant Minnesota 4 1969, 1973, 1974, 1976 IV, VII, IX, XI Marv Levy Buffalo 4 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993 XXV, XXVI, XXVII, XXVIII Chuck Noll Pittsburgh 4 1974, 1975, 1978, 1979 IX, X, XIII, XIV Denver/Atlanta 4 1986, 1987, 1989, 1998 XXI, XXII, XXIV, XXIII

MOST POSTSEASON WINS BELICHICK 2nd ALL-TIME IN With the victory over Indianapolis in the AFC Championship Game (01/18/15), CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIP APPEARANCES Bill Belichick collected his 21st career playoff win, the most postseason wins by a head coach. Bill Belichick reached his ninth conference championship as a head coach in MOST PLAYOFF WINS BY AN NFL HEAD COACH 2014, second to the 10 by Tom Landry. COACH TEAM WINS Bill Belichick Cleveland Browns/New England Patriots 21 HEAD COACH CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS Tom Landry Dallas Cowboys 20 Tom Landry 10 Don Shula Baltimore Colts/Miami Dolphins 19 Bill Belichick 9 Joe Gibbs Washington Redskins 17 Don Shula 7 Chuck Noll Pittsburgh Steelers 16 Chuck Noll 7 6 BEST POSTSEASON RECORDS IN NFL HISTORY 6 (Minimum 10 Games) HEAD COACH TEAM W L PCT Vince Lombardi Green Bay/Washington 9 1 .900 Oakland 8 3 .727 Bill Walsh San Francisco 10 4 .714 Joe Gibbs Washington 17 7 .708 Bill Belichick Cleveland/New England 21 9 .700 Jimmy Johnson Dallas/Miami 9 4 .692 DIVISION TITLES RECORD NINE SB APPEARANCES Belichick guided the Patriots to the AFC East Belichick secured his ninth Super Bowl during his coaching career, the most title in 2014. It is the 12th division title of among any head coach or assistant coach in NFL history. 12 his career, moving him past Don Shula (11) for the most division titles since the 1970 MOST SUPER BOWL APPEARANCES AS A HEAD COACH OR ASSISTANT NFL merger. Head Coach Super Bowls Bill Belichick 9 (six as a head coach) Dan Reeves 7 (four as a head coach) Don Shula 6 (six as a head coach) Tom Landry 5 (five as a head coach) Chuck Knoll 5 (four as a head coach) Marv Levy 5 (four as a head coach)

POSTSEASON APPEARANCES MOST POSTSEASON GAMES AS A HEAD COACH Head Coach GAMES Tom Landry (Dallas) 36 Don Shula (Baltimore/Miami) 36 Bill Belichick (Cleveland/New England) 30 Chuck Noll (Pittsburgh) 24 Mike Holmgren (Green Bay/Seattle) 24 Joe Gibbs (Washington) 24 23 playoff notes PLAYER PARTICIPATION

PATRIOTS PLAYOFF PARTICIPATION PATRIOTS PLAYOFF PARTICIPATION

PATRIOTS WHO HAVE PLAYED IN PLAYOFFS (49) PATRIOTS WHO HAVE NOT PLAYED IN PLAYOFFS (4) PLAYER POS EXP GP/GS PLAYER POS EXP GP/GS Aiken, Danny LS 4 9/0 Boyce, Josh WR 2 0/0 Allen, Ryan P 2 4/0 Devey, Jordan OL 1 0/0 Amendola, Danny WR 6 4/2 Moore, Zach DL R 0/0 Arrington, Kyle CB 6 11/7 White, James RB R 0/0 Ayers, Akeem LB 4 2/0 Blount, LeGarrette RB 5 4/1 PATRIOTS WITH (17) Bolden, Brandon RB 3 6/1 PLAYER POS EXP GP/GS Brady, Tom QB 15 28/28 Aiken, Danny LS 4 1/0 Branch, Alan DL 8 6/3 Arrington, Kyle CB 6 1/1

playoff notes Browner, Brandon CB 5 4/4 Brady, Tom QB 15 5/5 Butler, Malcolm CB R 2/0 Cannon, Marcus OL 4 1/0 Cannon, Marcus OL 4 9/2 Casillas, Jonathan* LB 6 1/0 Casillas, Jonathan LB 6 6/0 Chung, Patrick S 6 1/1 Chung, Patrick S 6 10/7 Connolly, Dan OL 9 1/1 Collins, Jamie LB 2 4/4 Edelman, Julian WR 6 1/0 Connolly, Dan OL 9 11/10 Gostkowski, Stephen K 9 2/0 Develin, James FB 2 4/2 Gronkowski, Rob TE 5 1/1 Ebner, Nate S 3 6/0 McCourty, Devin S 5 1/1 Edelman, Julian WR 6 9/5 Ninkovich, Rob DL 9 1/1 Fleming, Cameron OL R 1/0 Slater, Matthew WR 7 1/0 Fleming, Darius LB 3 2/0 Solder, Nate T 4 1/1 Garoppolo, Jimmy QB R 1/0 Vollmer, Sebastian T 6 1/1 Gostkowski, Stephen K 9 16/0 Wendell, Ryan OL 6 1/0 Gray, Jonas RB 1 1/0 Wilfork, Vince DL 11 3/3 Gronkowski, Rob TE 5 7/7 *With New Orleans in 2009 Harmon, Duron S 2 4/0 Hightower, Dont’a LB 3 6/6 PATRIOTS ON SUPER BOWL ROSTER WHO DID NOT PLAY (3) Hoomanawanui, Michael TE 5 6/4 PLAYER POS EXP GP/GS Jones, Chandler DL 3 6/5 Branch, Alan* DL 8 0/0 Jones, Chris DL 2 3/2 Browner, Brandon** CB 5 0/0 Kline, Josh OL 2 2/1 Vereen, Shane RB 4 0/0 LaFell, Brandon WR 5 3/3 *With Arizona in 2008 McCourty, Devin S 5 10/10 **With Seattle in 2013 Ninkovich, Rob DL 9 11/10 Revis, Darrelle CB 8 8/8 Ryan, Logan CB 2 4/0 Siliga, Sealver DL 3 4/4 Slater, Matthew WR 7 11/1 Solder, Nate T 4 9/9 Stork, Bryan OL R 1/1 Tyms, Brian WR 2 1/0 Vellano, Joe DL 2 3/0 Vereen, Shane RB 4 6/2 Vollmer, Sebastian T 6 7/7 Wendell, Ryan OL 6 11/6 White, Chris LB 4 4/0 Wilfork, Vince DL 11 20/18 Wilson, Tavon S 3 6/0 Wright, Tim TE 2 2/0

PATRIOTS ON IR WITH PLAYOFF EXPERIENCE (3) PLAYER POS EXP GP/GS Buchanan, Michael DL 2 2/0 Dennard, Alfonzo CB 3 4/4 Dobson, Aaron WR 2 1/0 Mayo, Jerod LB 7 7/7 Ridley, Stevan RB 4 5/1

24 what to watch FOR PLAYOFF NOTES

HERE’S WHAT TO WATCH FOR IN SUPER BOWL XLIX TEAM H A victory in Super Bowl XLIX will be the Patriots fourth Super Bowl Championship, and they will join Pittsburgh (6), Dallas (5),

San Francisco (5), Green Bay (4) and the (4) as the only teams with at least four Super Bowl wins. playoff notes ROBERT KRAFT H Super Bowl XLIX will be the seventh Super Bowl under the ownership of Robert Kraft, setting an NFL record for most Super Bowl appearances as an owner. Pat Bowlen of Denver is second with six Super Bowl appearances. The Patriots seven conference titles since Kraft purchased the team in 1994 is three more than the next-closest team over that span (Pittsburgh, 4). BILL BELICHICK H Bill Belichick is one of just four head coaches to win three Super Bowl Championships along with Chuck Noll (4), Joe Gibbs (3) and Bill Walsh (3). He will attempt to join Noll with four Super Bowl titles with a win in Super Bowl XLIX. H Super Bowl XLIX will be Bill Belichick’s ninth Super Bowl overall during his coaching career (six as a head coach and three as an assistant) to match Dan Reeves (four as a head coach, two as a player and three as an assistant) for the most Super Bowls of any other coach or player.

LEGARRETTE BLOUNT H LeGarrette Blount is the Patriots all-time leader with seven postseason rushing touchdowns. His seven overall postseason touchdowns are tied with for the most in team postseason history. TOM BRADY H Super Bowl XLIX will be the sixth Super Bowl for Tom Brady. He will match DT for most Super Bowl appearances by a player. Lodish played in four with Buffalo and two with Denver. H Brady needs to start in one more Super Bowl to set the NFL record with six starting assignments. He is currently tied with , , John Elway and Charles Haley with five starts in the Super Bowl. H Super Bowl XLIX will be Brady’s 29th postseason game, which will tie for Second all-time with Jerry Rice, behind Adam Vinatieri’s 30 postseason games. H Brady is already the all-time leader in Super Bowl passing yards (1,277), and is tied with Terry Bradshaw with nine Super Bowl touchdown passes, behind only Joe Montana (11). H Brady is tied with Brett Favre with 15 multi-touchdown games in the postseason and needs one more for the most such games in postseason history. H Brady (49) has the most touchdown passes in NFL postseason history and the most passing yards in postseason history (7,017). STEPHEN GOSTKOWSKI H Stephen Gostkowski enters Super Bowl XLIX eighth in NFL history with 113 postseason points, and needs three points to move past George Blanda (115) into seventh place. H Gostkowski became the 11th player to reach 20 postseason field goals in the AFC Championship Game and enters Super Bowl XLIX tied for ninth all-time with 20 postseason field goals. H Gostkowski (113) needs five points to surpass Adam Vinatieri (117) as the team’s all-time leader in postseason points.

GOSTKOWSKI PILING ON Stephen Gostkowski has moved up on the NFL’s all-time playoff scoring list with his performance in the 2014 postseason. Gostkowski has 113 postseason points, and is one of just two Patriots players to score 100 playoff points.

Most Kicking Points in the Postseason PATRIOTS WITH 100 OR MORE POINTS IN THE POSTSEASON Most Points in the Postseason 1. Adam Vinatieri 234 Adam Vinatieri (117 points – 26 FGs, 39 PATs) 1. Adam Vinatieri 234 2. 175 Stephen Gostkowski (113 – 20 FGs, 53 PATs) 2. David Akers 175 3. Gary Anderson 153 3. Gary Anderson 153 4. George Blanda 115 4. Jerry Rice 132 5. Stephen Gostkowski 113 5. 126 6. 106 5. 126 7. Matt Bahr 103 7. George Blanda 115 8. Stephen Gostkowski 113 9. Matt Stover 106 10. Matt Bahr 103 11. 102 25 Inside the numbers POSTSEASON

PATRIOTS IN THE PLAYOFFS TOM BRADY IN THE PLAYOFFS 5 6 New England reached 12 regular-season wins for the fifth consecutive season Brady won his sixth conference title, surpassing John Elway for the most con- in 2014, the second-longest such streak since the 1970 merger. ference titles by a quarterback. Brady’s start in Super Bowl XLIX will match DL 6 Mike Lodish for the most Super Bowls played. Lodish played in six (four with New England has captured six consecutive AFC East titles from 2009-14, Buffalo and two with Denver). marking the longest streak in AFC East division history. 7 8 The number of 300-yard games that Tom Brady has accumulated in the post- season after throwing for a franchise-record 367 yards against Baltimore The Patriots have earned a Super Bowl berth eight times in their 55-year histo- (1/10/15). His seven 300-yard games in the postseason are second in NFL ry, tied with Dallas and Pittsburgh for the most Super Bowl berths. history. 10 9 The Patriots earned a first-round bye in the 2014 NFL playoffs, and they lead Brady set an NFL record with his ninth start in a Conference Championship the NFL with 10 first-round byes since the current playoff format was instituted Game against Indianapolis (01/18/15), passing Charlie Waters and Jack

playoff notes in 1990. Reynolds, who have eight starts. 11 12 The Patriots played in their 11th Conference Championship game in 2014, The number of division championships by Tom Brady, the most division titles tied with Oakland for fourth, behind Pittsburgh and San Francisco (15) and ever by a quarterback. Peyton Manning is second with 11. Dallas (14). 16 14 Brady set a Super Bowl record with 16 straight pass completions in Super The Patriots overcame two 14-point deficits in the 35-31 win over Baltimore Bowl XLVI vs. the New York Giants. (01/10/15) in the Divisional game to become the first team ever to erase a 20 pair of 14-point deficits in a single playoff game. The number of playoff wins for Tom Brady, the most of any quarterback in NFL 14 history. The Patriots currently have the longest active consecutive winning seasons 28 streak with 14 straight winning seasons since 2001. The number of playoff starts for Tom Brady, the most of any quarterback in 17 NFL history. The number of Patriots who have played in the Super Bowl. 49 22 Brady is first in NFL history with 49 postseason touchdown passes. 646 New England has made the playoffs 22 times in its 55-year history, with 16 The number of postseason completions Tom Brady has thrown, the most of of those berths coming in the 21 seasons since Robert Kraft purchased the any player in NFL history. team in 1994. 1,277 27 Brady has thrown for 1,277 yards in the Super Bowl, the most of any quarter- The Patriots have 27 victories in 45 playoff games all-time, the fifth-most wins back in NFL history. among NFL franchises. 29 STEPHEN GOSTKOWSKI IN THE PLAYOFFS New England has compiled 29 winning seasons since the 1970 merger, tied 20 for the third-most among all NFL teams. Gostkowski has 20 career postseason field goals and became the 11th player 38 in NFL history to make 20 field goals in the playoffs. New England’s 45-7 victory over Indianapolis in the AFC title game is the third 113 The number of postseason points for Stephen Gostkowski, eighth in NFL his- largest margin of victory in a Conference Game since the merger. .600 tory. New England’s playoff winning percentage of .600 is tied for the third best in NFL history among teams that have played at least 15 playoff games. THE KRAFT ERA IN THE PLAYOFFS .810 3 The Patriots are 17-4 at home in the playoffs, for an .810 winning percentage, The number of Super Bowl championships the Patriots have won since Robert second among teams with at least 10 home playoff games. Kraft purchased the team in 1994. That mark is the highest total in the NFL over that span. 7 The number of conference championships the Patriots have won since Robert BILL BELICHICK IN THE PLAYOFFS Kraft purchased the team in 1994, setting a new NFL record for most confer- 6 ence championships as an owner. Belichick has six Super Bowl berths as a head coach, and is tied with Don Shula 14 for the most Super Bowl berths. The number of division championships won by the Patriots since Kraft pur- 9 chased the team in 1994. Belichick will particiapte in his ninth Super Bowl overall, including six as a head 16 coach and three as an assistant coach. The number of playoff seasons earned by the Patriots in the 21 seasons since 12 Robert Kraft purchased the team. The number of division titles won by Bill Belichick, the most of any head coach 35 in NFL history. The number of playoff games the Patriots have appeared in since 1994, the 21 most in the NFL. Green Bay has the second most with 31. Belichick passed Tom Landry (20) for the most postseason wins by a head 228 coach in NFL history. The number of consecutive home games that have been sold out, including all playoff and preseason games dating back to the 1994 season opener. 252 The number of games the Patriots have won since Robert Kraft purchased 26 the franchise in 1994. Prior to Kraft’s ownership, the team had won 225 total games in its entire history from 1960-93. PATRIOTS vs. Seahawks

SERIES HISTORY PATRIOTS - SEAHAWKS QUICK HITS H The Patriots and Seahawks played 12 times in a 14-year span from 1980- 93, but have played only three times since then (2004, 2008 and 2012).

H The Seahawks are the only non-divisional team that the Patriots have played twice in the regular-season in the same year. That scheduling oddity took place during the 1993 season, the only year in which the league’s 16-game schedule was played over an 18-week span and each team was allotted two bye weeks. matchup

The New England Patriots and the Seattle Seahawks will meet for the 17th time. The teams’ last meeting was on Oct. 14, 2012, at CenturyLink Field with TALE OF THE TAPE the Seahawks claiming a 24-23 victory to end a two-game New England win- 2014 REGULAR SEASON NEW ENGLAND SEATTLE ning streak. Record 12-4 12-4 The Patriots and Seahawks played 12 times in a 14-year span from 1980- Divisional Standings 1st 1st 93, but have played only three times since then (2004, 2008 and 2012). Total Yards Gained 5,848 6,012 The 2008 victory pushed the Patriots in front, 8-7, in the all-time series. Total Offense (Rank) 365.5 (11) 375.8 (9) Seattle evened the series at 8-8 with their victory in 2012. Rush Offense 107.9 (18) 172.6 (1) The Patriots have had the upper hand in road games against the Seahawks Pass Offense 257.6 (9) 203.1 (27) as they own a 4-3 record in games played in Seattle. The Patriots were 3-2 at Points Per Game 29.3 (4) 24.6 (10) the (1976-1993) and are 1-1 at CenturyLink Field (formerly Qwest Total Yards Allowed 5,506 4,274 Total Defense 344.1 (13) 267.1 (1) Field). Rush Defense 104.3 (9) 81.5 (3) New England won six of the first eight games in the series, which began in Pass Defense 239.8 (17) 185.6 (1) 1977. Points Allowed/Game 19.6 (8) 15.9 (1) Possession Avg. 29:37 32:11 PATRIOTS 8, SEAHAWKS 8 Sacks Allowed/Yards Lost 26/170 42/242 Date Result Score H/A Stadium Sacks Made/Yards 40/282 37/234 10/09/77 W 31-0 H Schaefer Stadium Passing TD/Int (off.) 34/9 20/7 09/21/80 W 37-31 A Kingdome Passing TD/Int (def.) 24/16 17/13 12/19/82 W 16-0 A Kingdome Total Touchdowns 52 43 12/18/83 L 6-24 A Kingdome Penalties Against/Yards 120/1080 130/1009 09/16/84 W 38-23 H Sullivan Stadium Punts/Avg. 67/45.7 62/43.4 11/17/85 W 20-13 A Kingdome Field Goals Made/Att. 35/37 31/37 09/21/86 L 31-38 H Sullivan Stadium Takeaway/Giveaway Ratio +12 (2t) +9 (4) 12/04/88 W 13-7 H Sullivan Stadium 09/24/89 L 3-24 H Sullivan Stadium SUPER BOWL SIX PACK 10/07/90 L 20-33 H In his five Super Bowl appearances, Tom Brady has completed 127 passes for 09/20/92 L 6-10 H Foxboro Stadium 1,277 yards with nine touchdowns and two interceptions. Brady’s nine touch- 09/19/93 L 14-17 H Foxboro Stadium down passes are the second most in Super Bowl history behind Joe Montana’s 10/24/93 L 9-10 A Kingdome 11 and his 1,277 passing yards and 127 completions are the most ever in 10/17/04 W 30-20 H Gillette Stadium Super Bowl history. 12/07/08 W 24-21 A Qwest Field 10/14/12 L 23-24 A CenturyLink Field TOM BRADY IN THE SUPER BOWL (3-2) Date Opp. A C Yd TD I W/L Score SERIES BREAKDOWN 02/03/02 STL 27 16 145 1 0 W 20-17 NEW ENGLAND 8, SEATTLE 8 02/01/04 CAR 48 32 354 3 1 W 32-29 Home Record ...... 4-5 02/06/05 PHI 33 23 236 2 0 W 24-21 Gillette Stadium ...... 1-0 02/03/08 NYG 48 29 266 1 0 L 14-17 Foxboro Stadium ...... 0-3 02/05/12 NYG 41 27 276 2 1 L 17-21 Sullivan Stadium ...... 2-2 Schaefer Stadium ...... 1-0 Totals 197 127 1,277 9 2 3-2 Away Record ...... 4-3 Kingdome ...... 3-2 Qwest Field ...... 1-0 CenturyLink Field ...... 0-1 PASSING PERFORMACES Total Points in the Series ...... Patriots 321, Seahawks 295 Bill Belichick vs. Seattle ...... 3-2 (2-1 as New England coach) Patriots quarterback Tom Brady has played two times against Seattle and is vs. New England ...... 2-1 (1-0 at Seattle coach) 1-1 in those games.

TOM BRADY VS. SEAHAWKS (1-1 AS STARTER) Date A C Yd % TD I W/L Score 10/17/04 30 19 231 .633 1 1 W 24-21 10/14/12 58 36 395 .621 2 2 L 23-24 Totals 88 55 626 .625 3 3 (1-1) 27 Patriots vs. Seahawks

LAST MEETING: CONNECTIONS (CONT’D) SEATTLE 24, PATRIOTS 23 career invitation. Smith stayed on the Patriots staff to serve as tight ends coach from 1998-99. October 14, 2012 H CenturyLink Field H Seahawks DT Landon Cohen was signed by the Patriots on Dec. 22, 1 2 3 4 Final 2010 and spent the 2011 training camp with the team before being released New England Patriots 7 10 3 3 — 21 on Sept. 3, 2011. He was re-signed by the Patriots on Sept. 21, 2011 before Seattle Seahawks 10 0 0 14 — 20 being released again on Sept. 27, 2011. Cohen appeared in three games over The Seattle Seahawks scored 14 points in the final 7:21 to overtake the two seasons with New England, posting four tackles. New England Patriots, 24-23, at CenturyLink Field. Seattle rookie QB Rus- sell Wilson found WR behind the New England secondary for a FORMER SEAHAWKS game-winning 46-yard touchdown with 1:18 remaining in the game. Earlier in H Patriots CB Brandon Browner played for the Seahawks from 2011-13, the quarter, Wilson hit WR on fourth down for a 10-yard winning a in his final season with the club. He also earned his touchdown to get the Seahawks within 23-17. first Pro Bowl in 2011 after starting all 16 games and registering 54 tackles, New England had a final chance to get ahead. Starting at their own 20-yard 23 passes defensed, six interceptions and two touchdowns. line with 1:14 left, QB Tom Brady missed on a deep pass to WR Brandon Lloyd H Patriots DL Alan Branch played for the Seahawks from 2011-12, start- on first down, was sacked on second down, threw an incomplete pass to TE ing 31 games and recording 63 total tackles, four sacks, four passes defensed on third down and his fourth-down completion to WR Wes and one recovery. Welker was short of the first down marker, allowing Seattle to run out the final H Patriots DT Sealver Siliga spent the 2013 training camp with the Sea- matchup 51 seconds to secure the win. hawks after being traded by Denver. He was released prior to the start of the The Patriots squandered two scoring opportunities in the game. The Patri- regular season and then spent time on the Seahawks practice squad before ots had a 17-10 lead late in the first half and Seattle was forced to punt from being released on Oct. 4, 2013. their own 38-yard line with 48 seconds to play. Seattle P fumbled the snap and was tackled by DE Trevor Scott and LB Bobby Carpenter, allowing the FORMER NFL TEAMMATES Patriots to take over at the Seattle 24-yard line with 40 seconds left in the first H Patriots RB LeGarrette Blount and Seahawks DE Michael Bennett were half. The Patriots moved to the three-yard line with six seconds to play when teammates on the from 2010-12. Brady attempted a pass to the end zone that fell incomplete with one second H to play. However, Brady was called for intentional grounding, a penalty that Patriots LB Darius Fleming, Seahawks DE DeMarcus Dobbs and FB Will requires a 10-second run off, ending the half and the Patriots scoring oppor- Tukuafu played together on the San Francisco 49ers from 2012-13. tunity. Early in the fourth quarter, Brady threw his second of the Patriots DL Alan Branch and Seahawks DE O’Brien Schofield played together game when he was picked off by Seattle S in the end zone to end on the ’ defensive line in 2010. a 15-play, 60-yard drive. H Patriots CB Darrelle Revis, offensive line coach Dave DeGuglielmo (quar- The Patriots drove into Seattle territory a total of eight times with six drives terbacks) and Seahawks defensive coordinator Dan Quinn were all members inside the 20-yard line, but scored just one touchdown and were forced to set- of the New York Jets from 2007-08. tle for three field goals. H Seahawks K Steven Hauschka kicked for Patriots offensive coordina- The matchup turned into a showcase for Wilson, who finished 16-of-27 tor/quarterbacks Josh McDaniels in four games in 2010, when McDaniels for 293 yards and three touchdowns. Seattle gained 158 yards in the first was serving as head coach of the Denver Broncos. quarter, then just 70 in the second and third quarter before 140 yards and a H Patriots defensive assistant Brendan Daly tutored Seahawks DT Kevin 14-point rally in the fourth quarter. Wilson had passes of 50 and 51 yards to Williams from 2006-08 as the Minnesota Vikings defensive assistant/defen- set up touchdowns in addition to a 46-yard touchdown pass. sive line and again from 2012-13, while serving as the team’s defensive line The Seattle defense gave up 475 yards after not allowing any of its first coach. five opponents of the season to top 300. Brady was 36-of-58 for 395 yards H Seahawks TE Tony Moeaki played under Patriots tight ends coach Brian with one touchdown and two second half interceptions. Welker had his fourth Daboll in 2012, when Daboll was offensive coordinator for the Kansas City straight 100-yard game, finishing with 10 receptions for 138 yards and one Chiefs. touchdown. H Patriots wide receivers coach Chad O’Shea (offensive assistant/wide receiv- Seattle scored a field goal on its first possession, but New England an- ers) worked under Seahawks offensive coordinator from 2006-08, swered on its ensuing drive when Brady connected with Welker for a 46-yard when Bevell was serving as offensive coordinator for the Minnesota Vikings. touchdown. Seattle answered that score when Wilson found WR H Patriots special teams coach Scott O’Brien (special teams) and Sea- for a 50-yard gain before finishing with a 24-yard touchdown to Bald- hawks tight ends coach Pat McPherson (tight ends) coached together on the win for a 10-7 first quarter lead. Denver Broncos staff from 2007-08. New England scored 16 unanswered points to take a 23-10 lead into the H Patriots offensive line coach Dave DeGuglielmo and Seahawks assistant fourth quarter. Brady culminated a 15-play, 80-yard drive with a one-yard offensive line coach Pat Ruel were both assistant offensive line coaches for touchdown pass to Hernandez in the second quarter for a 14-10 lead. K Ste- the New York Giants in 2004. phen Gostkowski drilled a 25-yard field goal in the second quarter, a 35-yarder in the third quarter and another 35-yarder in the fourth quarter. FORMER COLLEGE TEAMMATES Rookie DE Chandler Jones had two sacks, including a forced fumble on his H first sack, to help set up a field goal. LB Jerod Mayo forced a fumble in the Patriots DE Rob Ninkovich and Seahawks DE played together fourth quarter that set up a field goal. along the Purdue defensive line from 2004-05. H Patriots LB Dont’a Hightower, Seahawks G James Carpenter and WR Kevin Norwood were teammates at Alabama from 2009-10, when they CONNECTIONS helped lead the Crimson Tide to a National Championship in 2010. Hightower and Norwood also played together in 2011. NEW ENGLAND TIES H Patriots S Patrick Chung (2004-08), Seahawks C (2005-08) H Seahawks K Steven Hauschka played soccer at Needham (Mass.) HS. He and FB Will Tukuafu (2007-10) were teammates at Oregon. then played soccer, lacrosse and football at Middlebury (Vt.) College, where he Patriots RB James White and Seahawks QB were offensive connected on 20-of-28 field goals in three seasons. teammates at Wisconsin in 2011. H Seahawks offensive coordinator Darrell Bevell served as wide receivers H Patriots OL Cameron Fleming, Seahawks WR Doug Baldwin and CB coach at Connecticut from 1998-99. Richard Sherman were teammates at Stanford in 2010. H Patriots LB Chris White and Seahawks LB K.J. Wright played together in FORMER PATRIOTS the linebacker unit for Mississippi State from 2009-10. H Seahawks head coach Pete Carroll served as the Patriots head coach H Patriots LB Jonathan Casillas and Seahawks DE O’Brien Schofield were from 1997-99. He won the AFC East in his first year as head coach, compiling defensive teammates at Wisconsin from 2006-08. a 10-6 regular season record before falling in the Divisional round of the play- H Patriots OL Marcus Cannon and Seahawks LS were offs. In 1998, he led the Patriots to a 9-7 regular season record and another teammates at TCU from 2007-09. playoff berth, but fell to Jacksonville in the Wild Card round. Carroll went 8-8 in H Patriots WR/ST Matt Slater played at UCLA under Seahawks assistant his final season with the team, failing to reach the postseason. Current Patriots head coach/offensive line , who served as UCLA’s offensive coordi- head coach Bill Belichick was hired the following season. nator/offensive line from 2004-05, and Seahawks special teams coordinator H 28 Seahawks quarterbacks coach Carl Smith served as the Patriots assis- Brian Schneider, who was a defensive/special teams assistant at UCLA from tant head coach/quarterbacks in 1997, helping earn his third 2003-05. INDIVIDUAL & TEAM NOTES

29 KRAFTROBERT News & Notes Since Robert Kraft purchased the WINNING PERCENTAGE SINCE 1994 (Incl. Postseason) team in 1994, the Patriots have TEAM W L T PCT. experienced one of the most dra- New England Patriots 252 119 0 .679 matic turnarounds in the history of sports. Now in his 21st season of Green Bay Packers 233 132 1 .638 ownership, Kraft has transformed Pittsburgh Steelers 228 135 1 .628 one of the league’s least successful Denver Broncos 214 142 0 .601 clubs into what observers view as Indianapolis Colts 219 146 0 .600 a model NFL franchise. In the five Baltimore Ravens 183 143 1 .561 seasons immediately preceding his Philadelphia Eagles 197 160 2 .552 purchase (1989-93), the Patriots SUPER BOWL CHAMPIONSHIPS SINCE 1994 were a moribund team, winning just New England Patriots ...... 3 19 of 80 games (.238 pct.) and Baltimore Ravens ...... 2 logging the worst record in the NFL Green Bay Packers ...... 2 over that span. When he bought the franchise on Jan. 21, 1994, Kraft Pittsburgh Steelers ...... 2 Denver Broncos ...... 2 announced his intention to bring a championship to New England, a tall N.Y. Giants ...... 2 order considering the team’s previous success rate. But under Kraft’s CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS SINCE 1994 leadership, the Patriots have won more division titles (14), conference New England Patriots ...... 7 crowns (7) and Super Bowl championships (3) than any other NFL team. Super Bowl XLIX will be the seventh Super Bowl appearances Pittsburgh Steelers ...... 4 since Kraft purchased the team, a period during which no other team Denver Broncos ...... 3 has earned more than four berths. In Kraft’s 21 seasons, the Patriots Green Bay Packers ...... 3 have qualified for the playoffs 16 times, more than doubling the fran- N.Y. Giants ...... 3 chise’s accomplishments during its first 34 seasons. Seattle Seahawks ...... 3

OWNERSHIP Pre-Kraft Kraft Era 1960-93 1989-93 1994-13 DIVISION CHAMPIONSHIPS SINCE 1994 Overall Record 225-276-9 19-61 252-119 New England Patriots ...... 14 Winning Pct. .450 .238 .679 Green Bay Packers ...... 11 Super Bowl Titles 0 0 3 Conference Titles 1 0 7 Pittsburgh Steelers ...... 11 Division Titles 3 0 14 Indianapolis Colts ...... 10 Playoff Seasons 6 0 16 Playoff Record 4-6 -- 23-12 PLAYOFF VICTORIES SINCE 1994 Home Playoff Games 1 0 20 New England Patriots ...... 23 Home Playoff Record 0-1 -- 17-3 Pittsburgh Steelers ...... 17 Green Bay Packers ...... 17 A CHAMPIONSHIP TRADITION Baltimore Ravens ...... 15 MULTIPLE LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIPS SINCE 2001 Indianapolis Colts ...... 14 TEAM LEAGUE TITLES San Francisco 49ers ...... 12 Los Angeles Galaxy ...... MLS ...... 5 Los Angeles Lakers ...... NBA ...... 4 PLAYOFF GAMES PLAYED SINCE 1994 San Antonio Spurs ...... NBA ...... 4 New England Patriots ...... 35 New England Patriots . . . . . NFL ...... 3 Green Bay Packers ...... 31 Boston Red Sox ...... MLB ...... 3 Indianapolis Colts ...... 29 San Francisco Giants ...... MLB ...... 3 HIGHEST WINNING PERCENTAGE IN MAJOR PROFESSIONAL Pittsburgh Steelers ...... 28 SPORTS SINCE 1994 (Regular Season) Philadelphia Eagles ...... 23 TEAM LEAGUE PCT Baltimore Ravens ...... 23 San Antonio Spurs ...... NBA ...... 684 San Francisco 49ers ...... 21 New England Patriots . . . . . NFL ...... 682 Detroit Red Wings ...... NHL ...... 659 PLAYOFF SEASONS SINCE 1994 Green Bay Packers ...... NFL ...... 644 New England Patriots ...... 16 Pittsburgh Steelers ...... NFL ...... 629 Indianapolis Colts ...... 16 Los Angeles Lakers ...... NBA ...... 625 Green Bay Packers ...... 16 228 GAME SELLOUT STREAK Pittsburgh Steelers ...... 13 IIn the early 1990’s, the Patriots seemed destined for relocation until Robert Philadelphia Eagles ...... 12 Kraft’s purchase of the team rejuvenated local interest. In 1991, the season ticket base was just 17,635, barely enough to support the club. Now, the season PLAYOFF WINNING PERCENTAGE SINCE 1994 tickets are capped and more than 50,000 fans are on a season ticket waiting list. The Patriots have sold out 228 consecutive home games, including playoff and TEAM W L PCT. preseason games (dating back to the 1994 season opener). New England Patriots . . . . . 23 . . . 12 ...... 657 Baltimore Ravens ...... 15 . . . . 8 ...... 652 N.Y. Giants ...... 10 . . . . 6 ...... 625 SINCE ROBERT KRAFT PURCHASED Pittsburgh Steelers ...... 17 . . . .11 ...... 607 THE TEAM IN 1994 St. Louis Rams ...... 6 . . . . 4 ...... 600 TOTAL VICTORIES SINCE 1994 (Regular Season) ...... 7 . . . . 5 ...... 583 New England Patriots ...... 229 Green Bay Packers ...... 216 KRAFT PRODUCES MORE WINS THAN EVERY Pittsburgh Steelers ...... 211 OTHER PATRIOTS OWNER COMBINED Indianapolis Colts ...... 205 TOTAL VICTORIES SINCE 1994 (Incl. Postseason) The Patriots have 252 wins overall under Robert Kraft. He has produced more New England Patriots ...... 252 victories than every other Patriots owner combined. Under Kraft, the Patriots are Green Bay Packers ...... 233 252-119 overall since he purchased the team in 1994. Kraft’s predecessors in 30 Pittsburgh Steelers ...... 228 the owner’s office went 225-276-9 in the 34 years prior to his purchase of the Indianapolis Colts ...... 219 team. Denver Broncos ...... 214 Philadelphia Eagles ...... 197 KRAFTROBERT 21 Years of Ownership ESTABLISHING A WINNING TRADITION A MODEL OF CONSISTENCY Kraft’s winning percentage with the Patriots (.679) since taking over the team With Belichick in his 15th season as head coach, the Patriots have had just in 1994 is the highest among all owners/ownership groups with at least 200 three head coaches since 1994, the fewest number by far of any AFC East wins (regular and postseason). He is just one of five owners with at least 200 team. wins and a winning percentage over .600. AFC EAST TEAM HEAD COACHES SINCE 1994 OWNER TEAM YEARS WINNING PCT. New England 3 Robert Kraft Patriots 1994-present .679 Buffalo 7 Eddie DeBartalo, Jr. 49ers 1977-1999 .636 N.Y. Jets 7 Clint Murchison, Jr. Cowboys 1960-1983 .634 Miami 9 Joe Robbie Dolphins 1966-1989 .609 Pat Bowlen Denver 1984-2014 .605

COACHING CONSISTENCY Since Kraft took ownership of the team in 1994, the Patriots have had just ALL-TIME POSTSEASON WINS BY AN OWNER three head coaches - (1994-1996), Pete Carroll (1997-1999) Robert Kraft has 23 career postseason wins, which is the fourth-most in NFL and current head coach Bill Belichick (2000-present). The only team with few- OWNERSHIP history. er head coaches since 1994 is the Pittsburgh Steelers, who have had two - Bill WINS OWNERSHIP Cowher (1992-2006) and (2007-present). 33 The Rooney Family, Pittsburgh (1933-present) 30 Green Bay Packers (1919-present) TEAM HEAD COACHES SINCE 1994 24 the Mara Family, N.Y. Giants (1925-present) Pittsburgh 2 23 Robert Kraft, New England (1994-present) New England 3 22 Eddie DeBartalo, Jr., San Francisco (1977-1999) Baltimore Ravens* 3 21 Al Davis, Oakland/Los Angeles (1972-2011) ** 3 N.Y. Giants 3 * Since 1996 ** Since 2002 QB STABILITY In fact, there have been a total of 187 head coaches in the NFL since 1994, Since 1994, the Patriots have had 15 quarterbacks on their active roster. an average of 5.8 coaches per team, which is about double New England’s Of this group, only four quarterbacks have started a regular-season or post- season game for the club, the fewest total of any team in the NFL. Only Drew three: Bledsoe and Tom Brady - have started on Opening Weekend for New England. Total Head Coaches NFL Average Patriots TEAM STARTING QBs SINCE 1994 OPENING DAY QBs SINCE 1994 187 5.8 3 New England 4 2 Green Bay 5 2 Houston** 9 3 N.Y. Giants 8 6 MILESTONE WIN FOR KRAFT Pittsburgh 10 6 The victory over the New York Jets (12/21/14) was the 250th win under Indianapolis 11 4 Robert Kraft. His 250 wins in his first 368 total games tied Chicago’s George San Diego 12 6 Halas for the fastest an owner has reached 250 victories. Cincinnati 12 8 New Orleans 13 7 Carolina 15 9 Kansas City 15 5 Seattle 15 6 Tennessee 15 7 COVER BOYS Buffalo 16 9 Jacksonville 16 5 San Francisco 16 6 Philadelphia 16 8 Baltimore* 16 8 Tampa Bay 17 10 Denver 17 7 N.Y. Jets 17 8 Dallas 18 5 Detroit 18 5 Atlanta 18 6 Minnesota 19 9 Miami 20 9 St. Louis 21 6 Washington 21 13 Chicago 22 9 Kraft’s success as an owner has brought the Patriots a great increase in na- Arizona 23 11 tional recognition. Prior to Kraft’s ownership, the Patriots had been featured Oakland 24 11 Cleveland 25 12 on the cover of just four issues of (1966, 1977, 1981 and * Since 1996 1986). Since 1994, New England has graced the cover a total of 29 times, ** Since 2002 including 17 that feature Tom Brady alone.

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road warriors WINNING Since the start of the 2000 season, the Patriots have the best regu- lar-season road record in the NFL. TEAM RECORD PCT. New England 78-42 .650 Philadelphia 74-45-1 .621 Indianapolis 73-47 .608 RECORD HOME STREAK ENDS Pittsburgh 69-51 .575 New England’s loss to Buffalo ended a streak of 35 straight wins at home against AFC opponents. The 35 straight home wins against a conference foe is the longest in NFL history (following the 1970 merger). The Miami Dolphins are second in NFL history with 21 straight home conference wins (1971- 1974). Prior the loss to Buffalo, the Patriots last loss at home against an AFC opponent was a 33-10 loss vs. Pittsburgh on Nov. 30, 2008. 16 CONSECUTIVE HOME WINS The Patriots ended their streak of 16 consecutive regular-season victories at home. Prior to the Buffalo loss, the Patriots had not lost a regular-season home game since Dec. 16, 2012, when San Francisco left Foxborough with a 41-34 DIVISIONAL DOMINANCE win. LONGEST HOME WINNING STREAK/PATRIOTS HISTORY (REG. SEASON) The New England Patriots own a 67-19 (.779) record in regular-season AFC Streak First Win Last Win East games since the beginning of the 2001 season, compiling the best in- 20 Dec. 12, 2008 Oct. 16, 2011 tra-division record of any team in the NFL. 18 Dec. 29, 2002 Sept. 8, 2005 NFL’S TOP DIVISIONAL RECORDS SINCE 2001 Team W L T Pct. 16 Dec. 30, 2012 Dec. 14, 2014 team notes New England 67 19 0 .779 12 Nov. 26, 2006 Sept. 7, 2008 Indianapolis 63 23 0 .733 Green Bay 61 24 1 .712 Pittsburgh 61 27 0 .693 AFC EAST DIVISIONAL RECORDS SINCE 2001 DECADE OF DOMINANCE Team W L T Pct. Div. Titles Years The Patriots record of 136-40 (.773) over the past 10 seasons is the best in New England 67 19 0 .779 12 2001, 03-07, 09-14 the NFL. Over the past 10 years, only five NFL teams have posted a winning N.Y. Jets 40 46 0 .465 1 2002 percentage of .600 or better. The Patriots are the only team over .700. Miami 36 50 0 .419 1 2008 BEST RECORDS SINCE 2004 Buffalo 30 56 0 .349 0 --- Team W L T Pct. New England 136 40 0 .773 Indianapolis 122 54 0 .693 Pittsburgh 116 60 0 .659 San Diego 109 67 0 .619 Green Bay 108 67 1 .616

BILLS SNAP PATS HOME WIN STREAK Prior to the loss to Buffalo, the Patriots had won 17 consecutive home games against AFC East opposition. Before the loss to Buffalo, the last time the Patri- THE GREAT EIGHT ots lost a home game against an AFC East opponent was on Nov. 13, 2008, The Patriots have the most overall wins among the original eight AFL teams. when the New York Jets left Gillette Stadium with a 34-31 overtime win. The Patriots’ 17-game streak ties Buffalo’s 17 straight home divisional wins from 1988-92 for the second longest since the 1970 AFL-NFL merger. The Green OVERALL VICTORY TOTAL OF ORIGINAL AFL TEAMS Bay Packers (1994-98) own the record with 18 straight home wins against (REGULAR AND POSTSEASON) division opponents. TEAM W L T New England Patriots 477 395 9 THE MOST CONSECUTIVE HOME WINS AGAINST DIVISION OPPONENTS SINCE 1970: Denver Broncos 464 401 10 Team Years Streak Oakland Raiders 462 406 11 Green Bay 1994-98 18 New England 2009-14 17 Buffalo 1988-92 17 Dallas 1991-95 16 Miami 1971-75 16

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PATRIOTS EARN FIFTH STRAIGHT BYE FAVORABLE FINAL FOUR The Patriots earned a first-round bye in the 2014 NFL playoffs and lead the The Patriots have the best record of any NFL team in the last four games of the NFL with 10 first-round byes since the current NFL playoff format was institut- season since 2009 with a 20-4 (.833) record. ed in 1990. New England has earned a first-round bye for the fifth consecutive BEST RECORD IN THE FINAL FOUR GAMES OF THE SEASON SINCE 2009 season, becoming the first team with five straight byes. Dallas and San Francis- Team W-L Record WIN PCT. New England 20-4 .833 co earned four straight byes from 1992 through 1995. San Diego 18-6 .750 MOST SEASONS EARNING A BYE SINCE 12-TEAM PLAYOFF FORMAT IN 1990 Indianapolis 17-7 .708 New England 10 Green Bay 17-7 .708 Pittsburgh 8 San Francisco 16-8 .667 San Francisco 8 Denver 7 BOUNCE BACK PATS Since the beginning of 2003, the Patriots are 37-4 (.902) in regular-season games following a loss, including 10 straight wins following a defeat since MOST BYES SINCE 2001 2012. The Patriots have dropped back-to-back regular season games just four The Patriots secured a first-round playoff bye for the ninth time since 2001—a times since 2003 (2006, 2009, 2011 and 2012). As a starter in his career, quantity unmatched by any team in the NFL in the last 14 years. During that Tom Brady is 38-8 in games following a loss. time, the Chicago Bears and Pittsburgh Steelers have locked up a bye four TEAM NOTES times and the Indianapolis Colts and Philadelphia Eagles have earned a first- SECOND-HALF LOCKDOWN round pass three times. The Patriots have won 74 straight home games when leading at halftime, add- MOST SEASONS EARNING A BYE SINCE 2001 ing to their NFL record. The last Patriots loss at home after leading at halftime New England 9 was on Dec. 24, 2000 (vs. Miami), when the Patriots lost 27-24 after leading Chicago 4 21-17 at halftime. New England has never lost a game at Gillette Stadium Pittsburgh 4 when leading at halftime, going 66-0 since 2002. Denver 4 Atlanta 3 Indianapolis 3 DOMINANT STRETCH Philadelphia 3 The 2014 New England Patriots became first team in NFL history (Week 9 – 43-21 win vs. Denver, Week 11 – 43-20 win at Indianapolis and Week 12 – 34-9 win vs. Detroit, with a bye in Week 10) to win three consecutive games by 20 or more points, each against an opponent with a record of at least three A DOZEN W’S games above .500. The Patriots won 12 games in 2014. It is the ninth time in team history that the team has won at least 12 games in a season and the fifth straight season with at least 12 wins.

TEAMS WITH 4 CONSECUTIVE 12-WIN SEASONS SINCE 1970 MERGER Indianapolis Colts 7 (2003-09) New England Patriots 5 (2010-14) DEFENSE Dallas Cowboys 4 (1992-95)

12-WIN SEASONS SINCE 1970 MERGER 1. San Francisco 13 2. Dallas 11 3. Denver 10 4t. New England 9 4t. Pittsburgh 9 6. Indianapolis 8 PLAYING KEEP AWAY DECEMBER REIGN NEW ENGLAND HAS THE BEST DECEMBER RECORD IN THE NFL SINCE 2000 The Patriots finished the 2014 season tied for second in the NFL Team W L Pct. with a +12 turnover differential. New England 54 10 .844 NFL LEADERS -- TURNOVER DIFFERENTIAL Pittsburgh 46 19 .708 TAKE-AWAYS GIVE-AWAYS NET Green Bay 45 19 .703 Indianapolis 45 21 .682 Rank Team Int Fum Total Int Fum Total Diff Philadelphia 43 21 .672 1) Green Bay 18 9 27 6 7 13 = +14 2t) New England 16 9 25 9 4 13 = +12 2t) Houston 20 14 34 13 9 22 = +12 4) Seattle 13 11 24 7 7 14 =+10

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IMPRESSIVE DEFENSIVE STRETCH PICKS & SACKS In a five-game stretch, the Patriots faced Denver’s Peyton Manning, Indianapo- The Patriots defense forced four interceptions and registered six sacks at Min- lis’ , Detroit’s , Green Bay’s and nesota (09/14/14), marking the fifth time in team history that the team has San Diego’s and the defense held those teams to an average of achieved that feat. 16.6 points per game (San Diego scored one touchdown on a fumble return), DATE GAME SACKS INTERCEPTIONS while pitching a 4-1 record. 09/14/14 at Minnesota 6.0 4 12/01/96 at San Diego 6.0 4 SOLID SECOND-HALF DEFENSE 12/04/77 at Atlanta 8.0 4 The Patriots defense shut out the Bills in the second half of the regular-season 11/29/64 at Houston 7.0 4 finale, marking the sixth straight game without allowing a second-half touch- down. The last time the Patriots allowed a second-half touchdown was in the DEFENSE STIFLES COLTS RUSH ATTACK fourth quarter of the win vs. Indianapolis on Nov. 16. The Patriots allowed just The Patriots held Indianapolis (11/16) to just 19 yards rushing, tied for the 12 second-half points during that six-game stretch. The Patriots had shutouts fourth fewest in team history and the second lowest since Bill Belichick became in the second half three times (at Green Bay, at San Diego and vs. Buffalo). head coach of the Patriots. The Patriots held Buffalo to 14 yards rushing on Dec. 11, 2005. TURNOVERS A PLUS FEWEST RUSHING YARDS ALLOWED IN A GAME/PATRIOTS 2 at San Diego, Dec. 17, 1961 The Patriots led the AFC in turnover ratio and total takeaways for three straight 14 vs. Kansas City, Oct. 11, 1998 seasons (2010-12). The Patriots led the NFL in turnover ratio in 2010 and 14 at Buffalo, Dec. 11, 2005 2012 and finished second in the NFL in total takeaways in 2012 and 2010. 19 at Indianapolis, Nov. 16, 2014 The Patriots finished third in the AFC with +9 turnover ratio in 2013 and fin- 19 vs. Houston, Nov. 1, 1963 ished tied for second in the NFL with a +12 turnover ratio in 2014. 20 at Tennessee, Sept. 9, 2012 Year Turnover Ratio Total Takeaways 20 vs. Seattle, Dec. 4, 1998. 2012 +28 38 2011 +17 34 2010 +25 41 TEAM NOTES

STINGY DEFENSE SHINES AGAIN The Patriots defense allowed 19.6 points per game in 2014, marking the ninth season since 2001 that the team kept opponents to under 20 points per game, second most in the NFL over that span.

SEASONS ALLOWING 20 POINTS PER GAME OR FEWER SINCE 2001 Team Seasons Years Baltimore 10 2001, 2003-06, 2008-11, 2014 New England 9 2001, 2003-04, 2006-10, 2014 Pittsburgh 9 2001, 2004-08, 2010-12 Miami 8 2001-03, 2005-06, 2008, 2011-12 Tampa Bay 7 2001-05, 2007, 2010

A DOZEN WITH PICKS Patrick Chung and Duron Harmon each intercepted a pass for the Patriots against Miami (12/14). With those two players joining the list of New England players with interceptions in 2014, the Patriots had 12 different players re- cord interceptions. The 12 different players with interceptions in 2014 marks the highest number of Patriots with interceptions since the 1996 Patriots saw 13 different players record interceptions. DEFENSIVE THE 12 PATRIOTS PLAYERS WITH INTERCEPTIONS IN 2014 (MOST FOR PATRIOTS SINCE 1996): DOMINANCE • LB Jamie Collins (2) The Patriots finished the season by going six • S Devin McCourty (2) straight games without allowing a second-half • CB Darrelle Revis (2) 67 12touchdown. The last time the Patriots allowed • CB Logan Ryan (2) a second-half touchdown was in the fourth • LB Akeem Ayers - quarter of the win vs. Indianapolis on Nov. 16. • CB Brandon Browner Opponent Date NE Points Opp. Points • S Patrick Chung vs. DET 11/23 10 3 • CB Alfonzo Dennard @ GB 11/30 7 3 • DL Dominique Easley @ SD 12/07 10 0 • S Duron Harmon vs. MIA 12/14 27 0 • LB Rob Ninkovich @ NYJ 12/21 10 6 • DL Vince Wilfork vs. BUF 12/28 3 0 34 Totals: 67 12 PATRIOTS Team Notes RED HOT RED ZONE OFFENSE New England finished 2014 with the top-ranked red-zone offense, leading the league with 338 points scored (39 TDs, 22 FG) in 67 trips to the red zone. NFL TEAM OFFENSE INSIDE THE 20 TAKING CARE OF BALL PAYS OFF Team Poss. TD FG Pts. The Patriots threw just nine interceptions in 2014. Since 2002, the Patriots New England 67 39 22 338 are an NFL-best 94-13 when throwing no interceptions. Denver 62 39 18 328 TEAM GAMES WITH 0 INTS W-L-T WIN PCT. New Orleans 65 39 15 317 New England 107 94-13-0 .879 Green Bay 64 37 18 312 Kansas City 97 60-37-0 .619 Miami 68 35 19 303 Jacksonville 96 58-38-0 .604 Indianapolis 92 78-14-0 .848 HALFTIME HELP San Francisco 92 70-21-1 .767 Philadelphia 91 66-25-0 .725 The Patriots were successful in the final two minutes of the first half in 2014. In Baltimore 89 75-14-0 .843 10 of the 16 games this season, New England scored in the final two minutes Denver 88 70-18-0 .795 of the first half, including four field goals as time expired. The Patriots scored San Diego 87 68-19-0 .782 66 points in the final two minutes of the first half in 2014, the most in the NFL. Tennessee 85 63-22-0 .741 2014 PATRIOTS SCORING PLAYS IN THE FINAL TWO MINUTES OF THE FIRST HALF Date Opponent Time Remaining Scoring Play OFFENSIVE RESURGENCE 09/07 at Miami :06 S. Gostkowski 45-yd FG TEAM NOTES The Patriots entered Week 5 with a 2-2 record and the 29th-ranked offense 09/14 at Minnesota :09 Cha. Jones 58-yd return of blocked FG in the NFL that was averaging only 20.0 points per game. Since that time New 09/21 Oakland :00 S. Gostkowski 21-yd FG England went 10-2, jumped 18 spots to the 11th-ranked offense in the league 10/05 Cincinnati 1:12 S. Gostkowski 48-yd FG and averaged 29.5 points per game over that stretch. 10/05 Cincinnati :09 S. Gostkowski 19-yd FG 10/12 at Buffalo 1:43 S. Gostkowski 42-yd FG 10/12 at Buffalo :00 S. Gostkowski 53-yd FG 40+ TIES TEAM RECORD 10/16 N.Y. Jets :00 S. Gostkowski 39-yd FG The Patriots scored 40 or more points five times in 2014, tying the 2012 10/26 Chicago 1:52 R. Gronkowski 2-yard touchdown pass team for the franchise record for most 40-plus point games in a single sea- 10/26 Chicago 1:07 B. LaFell 4-yard touchdown pass son. New England had four 40-plus point games in 2007 and 2008. The NFL 10/26 Chicago 0:55 R. Ninkovich 15 yd fumble return record for most 40-point games in a single season is six by seven teams, most 11/02 Denver :08 S. Vreen 5-yard touchdown pass recently by Denver in 2013. 11/23 Detroit :00 S. Gostkowski 35-yd FG 11/30 at Green Bay 1:09 B.LaFell 2-yard touchdown PATRIOTS HISTORY/MOST GAMES WITH 40+ POINTS IN A SEASON 2014 5 HISTORIC SCORING CLIP 2012 5 The Patriots had a historic scoring output over a three-game span in October 2008 4 and November 2014. New England tied a team record by scoring 40 or more 2007 4 points in three consecutive games from Oct. 26 to Nov. 16. The Patriots also 2010 3 scored 40 or more in three straight games in 2007. The Patriots have scored 1996 3 40 or more points 60 times in team history, including 33 times since Bill Beli- 1963 3 chick became head coach in 2000, and 17 times since 2010. 1961 3 PATRIOTS HISTORY / MOST CONSECUTIVE GAMES WITH 40+ POINTS PATRIOTS LIGHT UP SCOREBOARD Gm Year Game 1 Game 2 Game 3 3 2014 10/26/14 (51-23 v. CHI) 11/02/14 (43-21 v. DEN) 11/16/14 (42-20 @ IND) The Patriots finished the 2014 season with 52 touchdowns, marking the 3 2007 10/14/07 (48-27 @ DAL) 10/21/07 (49-28 @ MIA) 10/28/07 (52-7 v. WAS) eighth time in franchise history that New England has scored at least 50 2 1962 09/21/62 (41-16 v. DEN) 10/06/62 (43-14 @ NYT) touchdowns in a season. New England totaled 468 points in 2014, a total that 2 2002 09/15/02 (44-7 @ NYJ) 09/22/02 (41-38 v. KC) ranks fifth in team history and fourth in the league this year. 2 2008 12/14/08 (49-26 @ OAK) 12/21/08 (47-7 v. ARZ) 2 2010 11/25/10 (45-24 @ DET) 12/06/10 (45-3 v. NYJ) MOST PATRIOTS TD/SEASON MOST PATRIOTS PTS /SEASON 2 2012 11/18/12 (59-24 v. IND) 11/22/12 (49-19 @ NYJ) 75 in 2007 589 in 2007 67 in 2012 557 in 2012 65 in 2010 518 in 2010 SCORING FLURRY 61 in 2011 513 in 2011 The Patriots scored three touchdowns in a 57-second span during the final 52 in 2014 468 in 2014 two minutes of the first half against Chicago on Oct. 26 to turn a 17-7 lead 52 in 1980 444 in 2013 into a 38-7 cushion. It was the fastest three-touchdown flurry in the NFL since 52 in 1961 the Patriots had three touchdowns in 52 seconds against the New York Jets 50 in 2009 on Nov. 22, 2012. The Patriots are one of three teams to score three touch- downs in under a minute since the 1970 merger, and are the only team to have achieved the feat twice. NFL TEAMS TO SCORE THREE TDS IN LESS THAN 1 MINUTE RUSH TO 2014 New England Patriots vs. Chicago Bears (10-26-14) 2012 New England Patriots at New York Jets (11-22-12) VICTORY 2002 Seattle Seahawks vs. Minnesota Vikings (9-29-02) Since 2000, New England is 40-1 in the 1998 vs. (10-4-98) regular season when a Patriot eclipses HOW THE PATRIOTS SCORED THREE TOUCHDOWNS IN 57 SECONDS: 40 100 yards rushing after Jonas Gray H Rob Gronkowski got the scoring started by hauling in a 2-yard touchdown 1 had his first career 100-yard rushing pass from Tom Brady with 1:57 left in the first half to make the score 24-7 and - performance, gaining 201 yards at In- cap off a 10-play, 80-yard drive. dianapolis (11/16/14). The only loss during the Bill Belichick era H After the Patriots defense forced a quick three-and-out, a 42-yard Julian came at Miami on Dec. 20, 2004, when rushed for Edelman punt return gave New England possession at the Chicago 9-yard line, and Brady found Brandon LaFell for a 9-yard touchdown on the next play to give 121 yards on 26 carries and the Patriots lost to the Dolphins, 29- the Patriots a 31-7 lead with 1:07 left in the first half. 35 28. Since then, New England is 27-0 with a 100-yard rusher. H On the Bears’ first play following the LaFell touchdown, Zach Moore forced a fumble that was recovered by Rob Ninkovich and returned for a 15- yard touchdown and a 38-7 Patriots lead with 55 seconds left in the first half. Patriots Team Notes

2014 NOTES OF INTEREST 2014 HONORS AND AWARDS PROLIFIC P Ryan Allen • AFC Special Teams Player of the Week (Week 14) COMBINATION QB Tom Brady • AFC Offensive Player of the Month (October) Rob Gronkowski and Tom Brady have con- • Pro Bowl nected on 53 touchdown passes, the sec- • PFWA All-AFC Team 53 ond-most touchdown connections between WR Julian Edelman a quarterback and a tight end in NFL history. • AFC Special Teams Player of the Week (Week 9) K Stephen Gostkowski • Pro Bowl Quarterback Tight End Team TD Connections • All Pro: Second Team Philip Rivers Antonio Gates San Diego 72 TE Rob Gronkowski Tom Brady Rob Gronkowski New England 53 • Pro Bowl Drew Brees New Orleans 51 • Associated Press All Pro: First Team • PFWA All-NFL Team Drew Bledsoe New England 45 RB Jonas Gray Peyton Manning Dallas Clark Indianapolis 44 • AFC Offensive Player of the Week (Week 11) Sonny Jurgensen Jerry Smith Washington 43 DE Chandler Jones Dan Fouts San Diego 41 • AFC Defensive Player of the Week (Week 2) John Elway Denver 41 DL Chris Jones • AFC Special Teams Player of the Week (Week 7) S Devin McCourty • PFWA All-AFC Team CB Darrelle Revis GROUND CONTROL • Pro Bowl • Associated Press All Pro: First Team The Patriots rushed for 200 yards in a game two times in 2014 with 220 • PFWA All-NFL Team yards in the win vs. Cincinnati on Oct. 5 and 246 yards in the win at Indianapolis WR Matthew Slater on Nov. 16. The Patriots are 65-7 all-time when rushing for 200 yards or more • Pro Bow (Special Teams) TEAM NOTES and are 12-0 under Bill Belihcick when rushing for 200 yards or more. • PFWA All-NFL Team BILL BELICHICK SEASON-HIGH OUTPUT H Bill Belichick (232) moved past Curly Lambeau (229) for fourth place all-time on the NFL wins list. Tom Landry is in third place with 270 total wins. The Patriots scored a season-high 51 points vs. Chicago on Oct. 26, 2014. It H Belichick (21) moved past Tom Landry (20) and now has the most postsea- is the seventh time the Patriots have scored at least 50 points in the last eight son wins by any head coach. seasons (2007-14). In that span, no other team has more than three games H Belichick has led the Patriots to 14 consecutive winning records (2001- with 50 points. 14), tied with Curly Lambeau (1934-47) for second all-time, behind 20 by Tom Landry (1966-85). HALF-CENTURY CLUB TOM BRADY The Patriots scored 51 points against the Bears (10/26), marking the 13th HTom Brady (4,109) reached 4,000 yards in 2014 for his seventh 4,000- time in franchise history that they have broken the 50-point barrier. New En- yard passing season. He joined Peyton Manning (14) and Drew Bress (9) as the only players with at least seven 4,000-yard seasons. gland has topped 50 points eight times since 2007. The Patriots’ franchise H Brady has 160 regular season starts with the Patriots, tied with Brett Favre record for most points in a game is 59, achieved twice – on Nov. 18, 2012 (Green Bay) for the most wins by a quarterback with one team. Peyton Manning against Indianapolis (59-24) and on Oct. 16, 2009 vs. Tennessee (59-0). is second with 141 wins with Indianapolis. H Brady is one of eight NFL quarterbacks with 200 career starts. His 155 wins in his first 200 starts are the most in NFL history. Peyton Manning is second with 136 wins in his first 200 starts. PILING UP THE RECEIVING YARDS Rob Gronkowski and Brandon LaFell each broke the 100-yard receiving mark in JULIAN EDELMAN the win vs. Chicago (10/26). It was the only time this season that the Patriots H Edelman led the team with 92 receptions, eighth in the NFL. had two 100-yard receivers and the 34th time in team history that the feat has H Edelman returned a second-quarter punt 84 yards for a touchdown vs. Den- occurred. The last time the Patriots had two 100-yard receivers in a game was ver Nov. 2 and now has a franchise-best four punt returns for a touchdown. H on Dec. 15, 2013, at Miami, when Julian Edelman (139) and Danny Amendola Edelman finished 2014 with a 12.2 career punt return average, second only to (12.3 avg.) in the NFL since the 1970 merger. (131) each broke the 100-yard mark. ROB NINKOVICH H Rob Ninkovich has 13 fumble recoveries since 2010, the most of any player in the NFL over that time. J.J. Watt is second with 11. PATS TAME LIONS TOP-RANKED DEFENSE H Ninkovich recorded his eighth sack of the season vs. Miami (12/14) and The Patriots scored 34 points against a Lions (11/23) defense which entered now has had at least eight sacks in three consecutive seasons, becoming the the game allowing an NFL-low 15.6 points per game. Prior to the Patriots-Lions first Patriots player to have at least eight sacks in three consecutive seasons game, the highest point total allowed by the Lions was 24 points to the Caroli- since Pro Football Hall of Famer achieved the feat from 1985-97 (1985, 16 1/2, 1986, 9 1/2 and 1987 12 1/2). na Panthers on Sept. 14. Entering the game, Detroit also allowed an NFL-low 290.3 yards per game, and New England totaled 439 yards in the victory. STEPHEN GOSTKOWSKI H Stephen Gostkowski led the NFL with 156 points. It was the third straight season that he has led the NFL in scoring (2012, 2013 and 2014). He also THIRD QUARTER SCORING RECORD led the NFL in scoring in 2008. He joins (5) and (5) as the only NFL players to lead the NFL in scoring in at least four seasons. The Patriots scored 24 points in the third quarter vs. Miami (12/14/14), H Gostkowski made 94.6 percent of his field goals in 2014 (35-of-37), setting marking the highest scoring total in team history in the third quarter. The previ- a new team record for field goal percentage in a single season. The previous ous high was a 22-point third quarter vs. the Dallas Texans on Nov. 18, 1960. 36 best was 93.9 by Adam Vinatieri (31-of-33) in 2004. 2014 Notes of Interest

TEAM BILL BELICHICK

PATRIOTS 2014 CAPTAINS WINNING SEASONS The Patriots 2014 team captains were elected by their teammates. Belichick (14 straight winning seasons) tied Curly Lambeau (14) for the sec- ond-most consecutive winning seasons all time, trailing only Tom Landry with OFFENSE 20. H QB Tom Brady and C Dan Connolly DEFENSE H DL Vince Wilfork, LB Jerod Mayo and S Devin McCourty MOVING ON UP SPECIAL TEAMS Belichick (232 overall career wins) moved past Curly Lambeau (229) for sole H Matthew Slater possession of fourth place on the NFL’s all-time list.

Brady was chosen as a captain for the 13th straight season. Wilfork is a captain for the seventh straight season, Mayo is in his sixth season serving as a captain. McCourty and Slater are captains for a fourth time, and Connolly is a captain for the first time. POSTSEASON SUCCESS Belichick (21 playoff wins) passedTom Landry (20) for the most postseason wins as a head coach. TEAM NOTES

SUPER STATUS 2015 OPPONENTS DETERMINED Bill Belichick won his sixth conference title in 2014 to reach the Super Bowl, ty- The Patriots 2015 opponents have been determined. In addition to playing ing Miami’s Don Shula for the most Super Bowl appearances by a head coach. each of the other AFC East opponents twice, the Patriots will play one game against each of the AFC South and NFC East teams. As the first-place team in needs to reach one more Super Bowl as a head coach to tie Don Shula for the the AFC East, the Patriots will play the first-place team of the AFC North (Pitts- most conference titles with six. burgh) and AFC West (Denver). CAREER WINS Home: Buffalo, Miami, N.Y. Jets, Jacksonville, Tennessee, Philadelphia, Wash- ington, Pittsburgh Bill Belichick has 211 career regular-season wins, fifth all-time in NFL history.

Away: Buffalo, Miami, N.Y. Jets, Houston, Indianapolis, Dallas, NY Giants, Den- HEAD COACH CAREER WINS ver Don Shula 328 George Halas 318 Tom Landry 250 Curly Lambeau 226 Bill Belichick 211

SIXTH STRAIGHT TITLE The Patriots have won six straight AFC East titles, the longest streak in AFC TOM BRADY East history. The Patriots have won 12 of the last 14 division crowns and join the Los Angeles Rams (7-1973-79), Pittsburgh Steelers (6-1974-79) and the TOUCHDOWN TOM Minnesota Vikings (6-1973-78) as the only teams since the merger with at least six straight division titles. Brady currently is fifth all-time with 392 career touchdowns and is one of five NFL players with at least 390 career touchdown passes. MOST CONSECUTIVE DIVISION TITLES Team Division Titles Years Los Angeles Rams NFC West 7 1973-79 300-YARD GAMES New England Patriots AFC East 6 2009-14 Brady is third all-time with 64 career 300-yard passing games. Drew Brees Pittsburgh Steelers AFC Central 6 1974-79 (86) and Peyton Manning (91) are the only quarterbacks in front of him. Minnesota Vikings NFC Central 6 1973-78 Dallas Cowboys NFL Capitol/NFC East 6 1966-71 Cleveland Browns American/Eastern Conf. 6 1950-55 30 TD PASSES New England Patriots AFC East 5 2003-07 Brady (33) reached 30 touchdown passes in 2014 and is just the fourth player Indianapolis Colts AFC South 5 2003-07 in NFL history with at least 30 or more touchdown passes in five seasons. Dallas Cowboys NFC East 5 1992-96 San Francisco 49ers NFC West 5 1986-90 Chicago Bears NFC Central 5 1984-88 Oakland Raiders AFC West 5 1972-76 4,000-YARD PASSING SEASON Brady (4,109) reached 4,000 passing yards in 2014. It is his seventh 4,000- yard season to join Peyton Manning (14) and Drew Brees (9) as the only play- ers with at least seven 4,000-yard seasons. 37 2014 Notes of Interest

PLAYER OF THE WEEK ROB GRONKOWSKI Brady (24) needs three more AFC Offensive Player of the Week honors to tie Peyton Manning (27) for the most player of the week honors in NFL history. GRONK REACHES 1,000 Gronkowski (1,124) reached 1,000 receiving yards for the second time in his career. He is the ninth NFL tight end with at least two career 1,000 yard sea- 12-WIN SEASONS sons. Since entering the NFL in 2000, Tom Brady’s teams have reached 12 regu- lar-season wins in nine different seasons, second all-time, behind Peyton Man- ning. end zone militia STARTING QBS WITH THE MOST 12-WIN REGULAR SEASONS IN NFL HISTORY PLAYER SEASONS Gronkowski became the first tight end in NFL history to have three Peyton Manning 11 consecutive 10-plus touchdown seasons (10 in 2010, 18 in 2011 and Tom Brady 9 12 in 2012) and the first tight end in NFL history with four seasons of Brett Favre 6 double-digit touchdowns when he scored his 10th touchdown in the John Elway 4 win at San Diego (12/7). Antonio Gates reached four seasons with 10 Jim Kelly 4 touchdowns last week.

NFL TIGHT ENDS WITH MOST 10-PLUS TOUCHDOWN SEASONS Rob Gronkowski 4 (10 in 2010, 18 in 2011, 11 in 2012 and 11 in 2014) Antonio Gates 4 (13 in 2004, 10 in 2005,10 in 2010 and 12 in2014) RECORD TITLE HOLDER 3 Jimmy Graham 3 Tom Brady earned his NFL record 12th division championship in 2014. Dallas Clark 2 QUARTERBACK CAREER DIVISION TITLES 2 Tom Brady 12 Shannon Sharpe 2 TEAM NOTES Peyton Manning 11 Wesley Walls 2 Joe Montana 9 2

STEPHEN GOSTKOWSKI 2 FAST 2 FIFTY Rob Gronkowski reached 50 career touchdown receptions in his 59th NFL KICKING INTO THE RECORD BOOKS game vs. Denver (11/2) to tie Randy Moss for the second-fastest player in NFL history to reach 50 touchdown receptions. Pro Football Hall of Famer Gostkowski became the Patriots all-time Lance Alworth (54 games) is the only NFL player to reach the milestone in scoring leader, passing Adam Vinatieri fewer games. (1,158), with a 35-yard field goal vs. Miami PLAYER GAMES TO REACH 50 TD RECEPTIONS (12/14). Lance Alworth 54 Rob Gronkowski 59 Randy Moss 59 PATRIOTS ALL-TIME LEADING SCORERS Jerry Rice 61 1. Stephen Gostkowski 1,179 Tommy McDonald 63 Bob Hayes 66 2. Adam Vinatieri 1,158 3. Gino Cappelletti 1,130 ALL-TIME TDS 4. John Smith 692 Gronkowski now has 55 total touchdowns (54 receiving and 1 rushing) and 5. 442 ranks second in team history to the 68 total touchdowns by .

RECEPTIONS STREAK NFL SCORING LEADER #1 Gronkowski has a streak of 65 consecutive regular-season games with a re- Stephen Gostkowski has led the NFL in scoring in each of the last three sea- ception - every regular season game of his career since 2010. sons (2012-14) after finishing with 156 total points in 2014. He is just the fifth NFL player to lead the NFL in scoring in at least three consecutive seasons, LONGEST CURRENT STREAKS OF CONSECUTIVE GAMES WITH A RECEP- joining Don Hutson (1940-44), and Gino Cappelletti (1963-66), Pat Harder TION BY TIGHT ENDS (1947-49) and Paul Hornung (1959-61). 103 (Dallas) 103 Owen Daniels (Houston/Baltimore) 97 Heath Miller (Pittsburgh) NFL SCORING LEADER #2 65 Rob Gronkowski Stephen Gostkowski led the NFL with 156 points and joins Don Hutson (5) and Gino Cappelletti (5) as the only NFL players to lead the NFL in scoring in at least four seasons. Gostkowski has led the NFL in scoring in 2008, 2012, 38 2013 and 2014. PATRIOTS Sustaining Success

PATRIOTS ARE MOST FREQUENT SUPER BOWL TEAM OVER LAST 30 YEARS The Patriots have won eight conference championships since the 1985 season and have more conference titles than any other team over the last 30 years (since 1983). Additionally, the Patriots’ seven conference titles over the last 25 years are three more than the next closest team and New England’s seven conference championships in the last 20 years are also more than any other team. New England also has more conference titles over the last 15 years (6) than any other team and is tied with Pittsburgh (3) for the most conference titles over the last 10 years of any NFL team. Most Conference Championships Most Conference Championships Most Conference Championships in Last 7 Years (2007-2014) in Last 15 Years (1999-2014) in Last 25 Years (1989-2014) New England ...... 3 New England ...... 6 New England ...... 7 Pittsburgh 2 Pittsburgh 3 Buffalo 4 N.Y. Giants ...... 2 N.Y. Giants ...... 3 N.Y. Giants ...... 4 8 Other Teams 1 Seattle 2 Pittsburgh 4 Indianapolis ...... 2 San Francisco ...... 4 Most Conference Championships St. Louis Rams ...... 2 Dallas ...... 3 in Last 10 Years (2004-2014) Baltimore ...... 2 Green Bay 3 New England ...... 4 Pittsburgh 3 Most Conference Championships Most Conference Championships Indianapolis ...... 2 in Last 20 Years (1994-2014) in Last 30 Years (1984-2014) N.Y. Giants ...... 2 New England ...... 7 New England ...... 8 Seattle 2 Pittsburgh 4 Denver 6 8 Other Teams 1 Green Bay 3 N.Y. Giants ...... 5 N.Y. Giants ...... 3 San Francisco ...... 5 5 Other Teams 2 Buffalo 4 Pittsburgh 4 Dallas ...... 3

Green Bay 3 SUCCESS WHAT HAVE YOU DONE FOR ME LATELY? Since the 2011 season, the Patriots have maintained their spot atop the NFL in terms of regular season winning percentage and regular season points scored. Since the beginning of the 2011 season, the Patriots have the NFL’s highest winning percentage and have scored the most points in the NFL. The Patriots also are tied for the NFL’s second highest winning percentage since 2012 and have scored the second-most points since 2012. HIGHEST WINNING PERCENTAGE SINCE 2011 MOST POINTS SCORED SINCE 2011 TEAM W L T PCT. PF PA Team Points New England 49 15 0 .766 1982 1324 New England ...... 1982 Green Bay 46 17 1 .727 1896 1471 Green Bay 1896 Denver 46 18 0 .719 1878 1432 Denver 1878 San Francisco 44 19 1 .695 1489 1114 New Orleans ...... 1823 Seattle 43 21 0 .672 1544 1045 Dallas ...... 1651 Cincinnati 40 23 1 .633 1530 1292 Philadelphia 1592 Baltimore 40 24 0 .625 1505 1264 Detroit 1562 Atlanta 1555 Pittsburgh 39 25 0 .609 1476 1279 Seattle 1544

HIGHEST WINNING PERCENTAGE SINCE 2012 MOST POINTS SCORED SINCE 2012 TEAM W L T PCT. PF PA Denver 37 11 0 .792 1569 1042 Team Points Denver 1569 New England 36 12 0 .750 1469 982 New England ...... 1469 Seattle 36 12 0 .750 1223 730 Green Bay 1336 Indianapolis 33 15 0 .688 1206 1092 Dallas ...... 1282 Cincinnati 31 16 1 .656 1186 969 New Orleans ...... 1276 Green Bay 31 16 1 .656 1336 1112 Seattle 1223 San Francisco 31 16 1 .656 1109 885 Indianapolis ...... 1206 Baltimore 28 20 0 .583 1127 998 Philadelphia 1196 Dallas 28 20 0 .583 1282 1184 Cincinnati ...... 1186

HIGHEST WINNING PERCENTAGE SINCE 2013 MOST POINTS SCORED SINCE 2013 TEAM W L T PCT. PF PA Team Points Denver 25 7 0 .781 1088 753 Denver 1088 Seattle 25 7 0 .781 811 485 Philadelphia 916 New England 24 8 0 .750 912 651 New England ...... 912 Indianapolis 22 10 0 .688 849 705 Dallas ...... 906 Cincinnati 21 10 1 .672 795 649 Green Bay 903 Arizona 21 11 0 .656 689 623 Indianapolis ...... 849 New Orleans ...... 815 Green Bay 20 11 1 .641 903 776 Pittsburgh 815

39 Inside The Numbers

BY THE NUMBERS TOM BRADY BY THE NUMBERS (continued) 2 Stephen Gostkowski executed a successful in a victory vs. Cleveland 9 (12/8/13) for only the second time in team history. The first came when Jim Brady set an NFL record with his ninth start in a Conference Championship Lee Hunt recovered a Gino Cappelletti kick at the end of the first half in a 26-10 Game in 2014. Charlie Waters and Jack Reynolds are second with eight starts. win vs. the NY Jets (9/27/64). 12 3 The number of division championships by Tom Brady, the most division titles Jonas Gray is the third player in NFL history to have at least 37 carries, 200 ever by a quarterback. Peyton Manning is second with 11. yards rushing and four rushing touchdowns in a single game, joining Mike An- 14 derson of Denver in 2000 and Corey Dillon of Cincinnati in 1997. Gray gained The longest streak of consecutive pass completions by Brady in a regular sea- 201 yards rushing on 37 carries with four touchdowns in the win at Indianap- son game (Dec. 27, 2009 vs. Jacksonville). olis on Nov. 16. 16 3 Brady set a Super Bowl record with 16 straight pass completions in Super The Patriots have three players who have brothers that also play in the NFL Bowl XLVI vs. the New York Giants. - Chandler Jones (Arthur Jones/Indianapolis), Devin McCourty (Jason Mc- Courty/Tennessee) and Shane Vereen (/Chicago). 85.7 3 Brady is 48-8 in his career in December and has the best win percentage in The Patriots scored three touchdowns in a 57-second span vs. Chicago on Oct. December for any quarterback since the merger in 1970. 26. The Patriots are one of three teams to score three touchdowns in under 92.3 a minute since the 1970 merger, and are the only team to have achieved the The percent of quarterback keepers converted by Brady (96 of 104) for first feat twice. downs (71-of-75 on third-and-2 or less and 25-of-29 on fourth-and-2 or less). 4 160 The Patriots scored 31 points in the second quarter of the 51-23 win vs. Chi- Brady has 160 career regular-season wins with the Patriots, tied with Brett cago (10/26/14), marking the fourth time in team history that the team has Favre (GB) for the most wins by a quarterback with one team. Peyton Manning scored 30 or more points in a quarter. is second with 141 wins with Indianapolis. 5 The Patriots became the first team in NFL history in 2014 to earn five straight first round byes. Dallas and San Francisco earned four straight byes from 1992 through 1995. THE KRAFT ERA 5 The Patriots blocked five total kicks in 2014 with four field goals and one punt 3 and returned two of the blocked field goals for touchdowns. The number of Super Bowl championships the Patriots have won since Robert 5 Kraft purchased the team in 1994. That mark is the highest total in the NFL The Patriots finished with a 12-4 record in 2014. It is the ninth time in team over that span. history that the team won 12 or more wins and the fifth straight season that the team has had 12 or more wins. 7 NUMBERS 6 The number of conference championships the Patriots have won since Robert The Patriots closed out the 2014 season with six straight games without allow- Kraft purchased the team in 1994, setting a new NFL record for most confer- ing a second-half touchdown. The Patriots allowed 12 total points in the second ence championships as an owner. half in those six games. 14 10 The number of division championships won by the Patriots since Kraft pur- The Patriots lead the NFL with 10 first round byes since the current NFL playoff chased the team in 1994. format was instituted in 1990. 14 16 The Patriots have gone 14 straight seasons without being swept by a division The number of playoff seasons earned by the Patriots in the 21 seasons since opponent, the longest such streak since the 1970 NFL merger. Robert Kraft purchased the team. 40-1 35 Since 2000, the Patriots are 40-1 when a Patriots player eclipses 100 yards The number of playoff games the Patriots have appeared in since 1994, the rushing. The only loss during the Bill Belichick era was on Dec. 20, 2004 in a 29-28 Miami win. Since then, the Patriots are 27-0 with a 100-yard rusher. most in the NFL. Green Bay has the second most with 31. 42-10 228 Since realignment in 2002, the Patriots have the best inter-conference record The number of consecutive home games that have been sold out, including all in the NFL. playoff and preseason games dating back to the 1994 season opener. 53 252 Rob Gronkowski and Tom Brady have connected on 53 touchdown passes. It The number of games the Patriots have won since Robert Kraft purchased is the second-most connections between a quarterback and a tight end in NFL history. the franchise in 1994. Prior to Kraft’s ownership, the team had won 225 total 66 games in its entire history from 1960-93. The Patriots scored 66 points in the final two minutes of the first half in 2014, the most in the NFL. THE BELICHICK ERA 74 The Patriots have won 74 straight home games when leading at halftime, add- 4 ing to their NFL record. The last time the Patriots lost at home after leading at Bill Belichick is the first coach to lead his team to four 500-point seasons halftime was on Dec. 24, 2000, vs. Miami when they lost 27-24 after leading (2007, 2010, 2011, 2012). 21-17 at halftime. 4 Bill Belichick (232) passed Curly Lambeau (229) for sole possession of fourth place on the NFL wins list. 6 TOM BRADY BY THE NUMBERS Bill Belichick (211) is one of six NFL coaches with at least 200 regular season wins. 6 9 Brady won his sixth conference title to pass John Elway (5) for most Super Super Bowl XLIX will be Belichick’s ninth Super Bowls overall, including six as a Bowl apprarances by a quarterback and will match DL Mike Lodish for the head coach and three as an assistant coach. most Super Bowls played. Lodish played in six (four with Buffalo and two with 12 Denver). 40 The number of 11-win seasons by Bill Belichick, second to Don Shula’s 13. PATRIOTS Selections

FIVE PATRIOTS SELECTED TO NFL PRO BOWL SQUAD

Tom Brady Stephen Gostkowski Rob Gronkowski Darrelle Revis Matthew Slater 10th Selection 3rd Selection 3rd Selection 6th Selection 4th Selection Five members of the New England Patriots have been selected to the 2014 NFL Pro Bowl. QB Tom Brady, K Stephen Gostkowski, TE Rob Gron- kowski, CB Darrelle Revis and WR Matthew Slater (special teams) have been

selected to represent the New England Patriots in the 2015 NFL Pro Bowl PRO BOWL on Jan. 25, 2015 at University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale, Ariz., site of Super Bowl XLIX. Brady was named to the Pro Bowl for the 10th time, the most Pro Bowl selections in team history. He was tied with Patriots and Pro Football Hall of Famer John Hannah with nine selections. It is Brady’s sixth consecutive selection to the all-star game. He was voted to the Pro Bowl after each of the following seasons: 2001, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 and now, 2014. Brady finished the season with 4,109 yards and 33 touchdown passes. He joined Drew Brees (9) and Peyton Manning (14) as the only NFL players to have at least seven seasons with 4,000 passing yards. Brady also guided the Patriots to their 12th division title of his career, the most by a quarter- back in NFL history. Gostkowski was named to the Pro Bowl for the third time in his career and for the second straight season. He finished the season with an NFL-leading 156 points. He also led the NFL in points in 2008, 2012 and 2013, becoming just the third player to lead the NFL in points in at least four seasons. Gostkowski be- came the Patriots’ all-time leading scorer vs. Miami (12/14) and currently has 1,179 career points. He was 35-of-37 on field goals in 2014 for a 94.6 field goal percentage, the highest field goal percentage in team history for a season. Gronkowski was named to the Prow Bowl for the third time after being selected to the Pro Bowl in 2011 and 2012. He led all NFL tight ends in 2014 with 1,124 yards on 82 receptions with 12 touchdowns. He became the first tight end in NFL history with four seasons of 10 or more touchdowns. He is the second tight end in NFL history to have two 1,000-yard and 10-plus touchdowns in a single season. Revis was named to his sixth career Pro Bowl and his sixth Pro Bowl in the last seven seasons. He was previously voted to the Pro Bowl following the 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013 seasons. Revis leads the NFL with 123 passes defensed since he entered the NFL in 2007. He played a key role in a Patriots defense that is ranked 13th overall and eighth in the NFL by allowing just 19.6 points per game. Slater earned his fourth consecutive Pro Bowl selection. A productive member of the Patriots spe- cial teams units since joining the squad as a fifth-round draft pick out of UCLA in 2008, Slater has become a leader after being voted special teams captain each of the last four years. He has now led the Patriots in special teams tackles for four of the last five seasons, including a team-high 14 in 2014. 41 season rankings 2014 Team & Individual

TEAM OFFENSE STEPHEN GOSTKOWSKI

CATEGORY STAT LEAGUE/YEAR RANK CATEGORY STAT LEAGUE/YEAR RANK Points 468 NFL in 2014 4th Points 156 NFL in 2014 1st Points 468 Team History 5th Points 156 Team History 2nd First Downs 361 NFL in 2014 T-4th Points 156 NFL History 7th First Downs 361 Team History 6th Field Goals Made 35 NFL in 2014 1st 3rd Down Conversions 98 NFL in 2014 T-3rd Field Goals Made 35 Team History 3rd 3rd Down Conversions 98 Team History T-5th Field Goal Percentage 94.6 Team History 1st 3rd Down Percentage 44.3 NFL in 2014 6th Field Goal Percentage 94.6 NFL in 2014 2nd Touchdowns 52 Team History T-5th Field Goals Attempted 37 NFL in 2014 T-3rd Touchdowns 52 NFL in 2014 6th Field Goals Attempted 37 Team History T-7th Total Yards 5,848 Team History 7th Extra Points Made 51 NFL in 2014 4th Passing Yards 4,121 Team History 6th Extra Points Made 51 Team History T-4th Passing Yards 4,121 NFL in 2014 9th Field Goals 40+ Yards 13 Team History 2nd Passing First Downs 228 NFL in 2014 5th Field Goals 40+ Yards 13 NFL in 2014 T-2nd Passing First Downs 228 Team History 5th Pass Completions 392 Teahm History 5th ROB GRONKOWSKI Pass Completions 392 NFL in 2014 8th 97.5 NFL in 2014 5th CATEGORY STAT LEAGUE/YEAR RANK Passer Rating 97.5 Team History 6th Receiving Yards 1,124 Tight Ends in 2014 1st Touchdown Passes 34 Team History T-4th Receiving Yards 1,124 Tight Ends, Team History 3rd Touchdown Passes 34 NFL in 2014 5th Receiving Yards Per Game 74.9 Tight Ends in 2014 1st Completion Percentage 64.4 Team History 6th Receiving Yards Per Game 74.9 Tight Ends, Team History 2nd Turnovers 13 NFL in 2014 T-1st Receiving Touchdowns 12 Tight Ends in 2014 T-1st Turnovers 13 Team History 2nd Receiving Touchdowns 12 Team History T-4th Turnover Differential Plus-12 NFL in 2014 T-2nd Receiving Touchdowns 12 NFL in 2014 T-4th Red Zone TD Pct. .582 NFL in 2014 9th Receiving Touchdowns 12 Tight Ends, NFL History T-6th Receptions 82 Tight Ends in 2014 4th TOM BRADY Receptions 82 Tight Ends, Team History T-4th Receptions Per Game 5.5 Tight Ends in 2014 2nd CATEGORY STAT LEAGUE/YEAR RANK Receptions Per Game 5.5 Tight Ends, Team History 4th

RANKINGS Passer Rating 97.4 NFL in 2014 5th Receiving 1st Downs 60 Tight Ends in 2014 1st Passer Rating 97.4 Team History 5th Receiving 1st Downs 60 NFL in 2014 T-8th Passing Touchdowns 33 Team History 5th Receiving 1st Downs 60 Team History 9th Passing Touchdowns 33 NFL in 2014 T-5th 25+ Yard Receptions 10 Tight Ends in 2014 1st Pass Completions 373 Team History T-6th 25+ Yard Receptions 10 Tight Ends, Team History T-1st Pass Completions 373 NFL in 2014 9th 25+ Yard Receptions 10 Tight Ends, NFL History T-8th Pass Attempts 582 Team History 8th Pass Attempts 582 NFL in 2014 10th SHANE VEREEN Passing Yards 4,109 Team History 8th Passing Yards 4,109 NFL in 2014 10th CATEGORY STAT LEAGUE/YEAR RANK Interception Percentage 1.5 Team History 4th Receptions 52 Running Backs, Team History T-4th Interception Percentage 1.5 NFL in 2014 5th Receptions 52 Running Backs in 2014 5th Passing 1st Downs 220 Team History 6th Receiving Yards 447 Running Backs in 2014 5th Passing 1st Downs 220 NFL in 2014 7th Receiving Yards 447 Running Backs, Team History 10th Receiving Touchdowns 3 Running Backs in 2014 T-8th TEAM DEFENSE Receiving Touchdowns 3 Running Backs, Team History T-10th Receiving 1st Downs 24 Running Backs, Team History 2nd CATEGORY STAT LEAGUE/YEAR RANK Receiving 1st Downs 24 Running Backs in 2014 4th Points Allowed 313 NFL in 2014 8th 25+ Yard Receptions 4 Running Backs, Team History T-1st Rushing TDs Allowed 6 Team History T-2nd 25+ Yard Receptions 4 Running Backs in 2014 T-3rd Rushing TDs Allowed 6 NFL in 2014 T-2nd Rushing Yards Allowed 1,669 NFL in 2014 9th Opp. Completion Percentage 59.6 NFL in 2014 8th JULIAN EDELMAN Opp. Passer Rating 84.0 NFL in 2014 10th 4th Down Percentage 34.8 NFL in 2014 6th CATEGORY STAT LEAGUE/YEAR RANK Red Zone TD Pct. .478 NFL in 2014 T-6th Receptions 92 NFL in 2014 8th Receptions Per Game 6.6 NFL in 2014 5th Receptions Per Game 6.6 Team History 7th JAMIE COLLINS Punt Return Average 12.0 NFL in 2014 2nd Punt Return Average 12.0 Team History 8th CATEGORY STAT LEAGUE/YEAR RANK Punt Return Long 84t NFL in 2014 2nd Forced Fumbles 4 NFL in 2014 T-3rd Punt Return Long 84t Team History 5th Forced Fumbles 4 Team History T-4th Punt Return Touchdowns 1 NFL in 2014 T-3rd Interceptions 2 Linebackers in 2014 T-3rd MATTHEW SLATER

CATEGORY STAT LEAGUE/YEAR RANK 42 Special Teams Tackles 14 NFL in 2014 T-3rd BELICHICKBILL NEWS & NOTES

20TH SEASON AS HEAD COACH • 40TH NFL SEASON Overall Record: 232-118 (.663) • Regular Season: 211-109 (.659) • Postseason: 21-9 (.700) With Patriots overall (2000-14): 195-73 (.728) Super Bowl Titles: 5 (86, 90, 01, 03, 04) • Conf. Titles: 8 (86, 90, 96, 01, 03, 04, 07, 11, 14) Division Titles: 18 (75, 78, 86, 89, 90, 96, 98, 01, 03, 04, 05, 06, 07, 09, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)

Bill Belichick is the only head coach in NFL history to win three Super Bowl titles in a four-year span. He has won more regular season games (123) and more games overall (136) during a 10-year stretch (2002-2011) than any other coach in NFL history. In the 2007 season, Belichick led the Patriots to the fourth undefeated and untied regular season in NFL history and the first since the NFL established a 16-game schedule in 1978. His 40 consecutive years as an NFL coach are second in NFL history to 42 by Pittsburgh defensive coordinator Dick LeBeau. AMONG THE GREATS Bill Belichick has recorded 231 career wins, which is fourth all-time in NFL his- tory. Belichick owns a career winning percentage of .662, which is third all-time, behind George Halas (.682) and Don Shula (.667). TOP WINNING PERCENTAGE AMONG HEAD COACHES WITH AT LEAST 160 WINS (INCL. POSTSEASON) HEAD COACH TEAM(S) YEARS W L T PCT. George Halas CHI 1920-29,33-41,46-55,58-67 324 151 31 .682 Don Shula BAL/MIA 1963-95 347 173 6 .667 BILL BELICHICK CLE/NE 1991-95,00-14 232 118 0 .663 Curly Lambeau GB/CHI/WAS 1921-53 229 134 22 .630 NOTE: Winning percentage calculated using current NFL rules, counting a tie as a half-win, half-loss.

MOVING ON UP Bill Belichick is in fourth place on the NFL wins list with 230 career wins. MOST WINS NFL COACHES HEAD COACH TEAM(S) YEARS W L T BELICHICK Don Shula BAL/MIA 1963-95 347 173 6 George Halas CHI 1920-29, 33-41, 46-55, 58-67 324 151 31 Tom Landry DAL 1960-88 270 178 6 BILL BELICHICK CLE/NE 1991-95,00-14 232 118 0 Curly Lambeau GB/CHI/WAS 1921-53 229 134 22 NOTE: Winning percentage calculated using current NFL rules, counting a tie as a half-win, half-loss.

A WINNING EXTENSION CAREER MILESTONE FOR BELICHICK Bill Belichick has led the Patriots to a winning record for 14 consecutive sea- Belichick (211) reached 200 career regular-season wins with the victory over sons (2001-2014). The only other NFL coach to have at least 10 consecutive Minnesota (9/14/14) to become just the sixth NFL head coach to achieve winning seasons with one team since the 1970 merger was Tom Landry, who that feat, joining Don Shula (328), George Halas (318), Tom Landry (250), led the Dallas Cowboys to 16 consecutive winning seasons (1970-1985). Curly Lambeau (226) and Marty Schottenheimer (200).

NUMBER OF GAMES TO 200 REGULAR SEASON WINS 282 Don Shula 288 George Halas 300 Curly Lambeau BETTER THAN AVERAGE 306 Bill Belichick Bill Belichick has led the Patriots to 14 straight winning seasons (2001-2014). 319 Tom Landry Belichick’s 14 straight winning seasons are tied for second all-time with Curly 327 Marty Schottenheimer Lambeau (1934-47), behind 20 by Tom Landry (1966-85). MOST CONSECUTIVE SEASONS WITH A WINNING RECORD Head Coach Teams W-L-T (regular season) HEAD COACH TEAM YEARS Don Shula Colts/Dolphins 328-156-6 Tom Landry Dallas 20 – 1966-1985 George Halas Bears 318-148-6 Bill Belichick New England 14 – 2001-2013 Tom Landry Cowboys 250-162-6 Curly Lambeau Green Bay 14 – 1934-1947 Curly Lambeau Packers/Cardinals/Redskins 226-132-22 Curly Lambeau Green Bay 12 – 1921-1932 Bill Belichick Browns/Patriots 211-109-0 George Halas Chicago 10 – 1933-1942 John Madden Oakland 10 – 1969-1978

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MANNING ON BELICHICK ABOVE THE CENTURY MARK Peyton Manning on Bill Belichick Bill Belichick has an overall record of 232-118. He joins Don Shula and George “Coach Belichick is the best coach that I’ve ever competed against. I think it’s Halas as the only coaches with 100 more wins than losses. safe to say he’ll go down as the greatest NFL coach of all-time. His teams are always well-coached, always well-disciplined, and you know it’s going to be a MOST WINS NFL COACHES 60-minute fight. To me, that speaks to his coaching.” HEAD COACH TEAM(S) RECORD Don Shula BAL, MIA 347-173-6 George Halas Chicago 324-151-31 Bill Belichick CLE, NE 232-118--0

ELITE COMPANY 500+ FOR THREE STRAIGHT YEARS Bill Belichick is one of nine NFL head coaches to win three or more champion- Bill Belichick is the first head coach in NFL history to lead a team to three ships since the league began postseason play in 1933, but the only one to win straight 500-point seasons (2010-2012). The Patriots are the first franchise three in four years. Belichick joined an exclusive club in which each of the eight in NFL history to score 500 or more points in four seasons (2007-589, 2010- other members has been enshrined in the Pro Football Hall of Fame. 518, 2011-513 and 2012-557). St. Louis is the only other team to have done it three times (1999-526, 2000-540, 2001-503). HEAD COACHES WITH THREE OR MORE NFL TITLES (Listed alphabetically) HEAD COACH CHAMPIONSHIP TEAM(S) Bill Belichick Patriots (SB XXXVI, XXXVIII, XXXIX) Paul Brown Cleveland Browns (1950, 54, 55) Baltimore Colts, N.Y. Jets (1958, 59, SB III) Joe Gibbs Washington Redskins (SB XVII, XXII, XXVI) super success George Halas Chicago Bears (1921, 33, 40, 41, 46, 63) Bill Belichick is one of just four head coaches to win three Super Bowl Curly Lambeau Green Bay Packers (1929, 30, 31, 36, 39, 44) championships and the only coach to win three Super Bowls in the post- Vince Lombardi Green Bay Packers (1961, 62, 65, SB I, II) 1993 era. Chuck Noll Pittsburgh Steelers (SB IX, X, XIII, XIV) MOST SUPER BOWL VICTORIES Bill Walsh San Francisco 49ers (SB XVI, XIX, XXIII) HEAD COACH TEAM TITLES SEASONS Chuck Noll Pittsburgh 4 1974, 1975, 1978, 1979 Bill Belichick New England 3 2001, 2003, 2004 Joe Gibbs Washington 3 1982, 1987, 1991 Bill Walsh San Francisco 3 1981, 1984, 1988 NOTE: Sorted by most recent championship. Super Bowls have determined NFL champion since 1966. BELICHICK’S PATRIOTS RENAISSANCE

BELICHICK Once head coach Bill Belichick implemented his coaching design on the Patri- PLAYOFF SUCCESS ots, his approach has given him the best record of any NFL head coach who has coached over 40 games since 2001 (including the postseason). MOST PLAYOFF WINS BY AN NFL HEAD COACH HEAD COACH . . . TEAM(S) WINS NFL COACHES’ RECORDS SINCE 2001 Bill Belichick . . . .Cleveland Browns, NE Patriots . .21 COACH TEAM W L T PCT. Tom Landry ...... Dallas Cowboys ...... 20 Bill Belichick New England 190 62 0 .754 Don Shula . . . . . Baltimore Colts, Miami Dolphins . .19 Tampa Bay/Indianapolis 101 41 0 .711 San Francisco 49 22 1 .688 Joe Gibbs . . . . . Washington Redskins ...... 17 Bill Cowher Pittsburgh 70 35 1 .665 Chuck Noll . . . . . Pittsburgh Steelers ...... 16 Mike McCarthy Green Bay 101 55 1 .646 Baltimore 82 45 0 .646 Mike Tomlin Pittsburgh 87 50 0 .635 11 ON 12 New Orleans 86 52 0 .623 Bill Belichick now has twelve 11-win seasons, including 11 with the Patriots. Don Shula is the only coach that has more with thirteen 11-win seasons. NFL HEAD COACHES WITH THE MOST 11-WIN SEASONS

Don Shula 13 Bill Belichick 12 Tom Landry 10

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POSTSEASON PROWESS FIRST WITH 14 WINS IN 4 SEASONS BEST POSTSEASON RECORDS IN NFL HISTORY Bill Belichick guided the Patriots to an NFL-best 14-2 record in 2010, becom- (minimum of 10 games) ing the first head coach ever to win at least 14 regular-season games in four COACH TEAM(S) W L PCT. separate seasons. Only four other coaches — San Francisco’s George Seifert Vince Lombardi GB/WAS 9 1 .900 (3), Washington’s Joe Gibbs (2), Chicago’s (2) and Miami’s Don Tom Flores Oakland 8 3 .727 Shula (2) — have more than one 14-win season. Bill Walsh San Francisco 10 4 .714 Joe Gibbs Washington 17 7 .708 Bill Belichick CLE/NE 21 9 .700 Jimmy Johnson DAL/MIA 9 4 .692 MOST POSTSEASON GAMES AS A HEAD COACH HEAD COACH GAMES NINE SB APPEARANCES ARE A RECORD Tom Landry (Dallas) 36 Super Bowl XLIX will be Bill Belichick’s ninth Super Bowl in his career, the most Don Shula (Baltimore/Miami) 36 appearances by an NFL coach in history. Bill Belichick (Cleveland/New England) 30 MOST SUPER BOWL APPEARANCES AS A HEAD COACH OR ASSISTANT HEAD COACH SUPER BOWLS Bill Belichick 9 (six as a head coach) 3X COACH OF THE YEAR Dan Reeves 7 (four as a head coach) Don Shula 6 (six as head coach) The Associated Press named Bill Belichick the NFL’s Coach of the Year in Tom Landry 5 (five as a head coach) 2010, the third time that Belichick earned the honor. He was also named Chuck Noll 5 (four as a head coach) Coach of the Year following the 2003 and 2007 seasons, joining Don Shula Marv Levy 5 (four as a head coach) (4-time winner) and Chuck Knox as the only three-time winners.

BELICHICK ADDED TO HIS RECORD IN 2014 GOOD IN DECEMBER BELICHICK Bill Belichick has coached the Patriots to 12 straight seasons with 10 or Bill Belichick is 54-10 (.844) in December with New England, the best record more wins after reaching his 10th win of the 2014 season at San Diego in December among head coaches with one team in NFL history (min. 25 (12/7/14), adding to his NFL record streak. In 2011, Belichick became the games). George Seifert is second (27-6, .818). first coach in NFL history with nine straight seasons with at least 10 victories. George Seifert has the second most consecutive 10-win seasons with eight from 1989-1996 for San Francisco. 9 CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIP GAMES Bill Belichick reached his ninth conference championship game as a head coach in 2014, second to the 10 by Tom Landry. Head Coach Conference Championships Tom Landry 10 DIVISION TITLES RECORD Bill Belichick 9 Bill Belichick guided the Patriots to the AFC East title in 2014. His 12 division Don Shula 7 titles are the most by a head coach since the 1970 merger. Don Shula is sec- Chuck Noll 7 ond with 11 division titles since the merger. John Madden 6 Bill Cowher 6

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CAREER NOTES Tom Brady has quarterbacked the Patriots to victories in 160 of his 207 career regular season starts, compiling a .773 winning percentage and giving him the best record of any quarterback in the Super Bowl era (since 1966). Brady’s 155 career wins in his first 200 starts are the most in NFL history. Peyton Manning is second with 136 wins in his first 200 career starts.

RECORDING SUCCESS TOP WINNING PERCENTAGE IN SUPER BOWL ERA (Since 1966, Minimum 50 Starts, Regular Season Only) PLAYER TEAM(S) YEARS W L T PCT. TOM BRADY NE 2000-14 160 47 0 .773 Roger Staubach DAL 1969-79 85 29 0 .746 Joe Montana SF/KC 1979-94 117 47 0 .713

ACTIVE QUARTERBACKS WINNING PERCENTAGE Minimum 32 Starts (two full seasons), Regular Season Only QUARTERBACK TEAM(S) W L T PCT. TOM BRADY NE 160 47 0 .773 Russell Wilson SEA 36 12 0 .750 Peyton Manning IND/DEN 179 77 0 .699 Andrew Luck IND 33 15 0 .688 Aaron Rodgers GB 70 33 0 .680 Ben Roethlisberger PIT 106 52 0 .671 Joe Flacco BAL 72 40 0 .643 SG 25 14 0 .641 CIN 40 23 1 .633 Philip Rivers SD 88 56 0 .611

NINE AFC CHAMPIONSHIP GAME APPEARANCES The Patriots played in their ninth conference championship game in the Tom Brady - Bill Belichick era (since 2001 with Brady starting at QB) in 2014. By omitting the season Brady missed due to injury in 2008, the Patriots have made nine title games in 13 seasons with Brady as the starter.

FIVE 30-TD SEASONS PILING UP THE WINS Brady has five 30-touchdown seasons overall. The only other Patriots quarter- Brady earned his 150th career win vs. Oakland (09/21/14) and is one of BRADY back to have a 30-touchdown season was Vito “Babe” Parilli in 1964 when he three NFL quarterbacks with at least 150 wins as a starter. led the AFL with 31. Brady is the fourth quarterback in NFL history to have 30 MOST CAREER WINS AS A STARTER or more touchdown passes in at least five seasons and the fifth quarterback in (Regular season only) NFL history with three or more straight seasons with 30 or more touchdowns. RK NAME W L T PCT. 1. Brett Favre 186 112 0 .624 MOST SEASONS WITH 30-PLUS THREE OR MORE STRAIGHT 30 2. Peyton Manning 179 77 0 .699 TOUCHDOWN PASSES TOUCHDOWN SEASONS 3. Tom Brady 160 47 0 .773 Brett Favre...... 9 Drew Brees...... 7 (2008-2014) 4. John Elway 148 82 1 .643 Peyton Manning...... 9 Brett Favre...... 5 (1994-98) 5. Dan Marino 147 93 0 . 613 Drew Brees...... 7 Peyton Manning...... 5 (2009-10, 12-14) 6. Fran Tarkenton 124 109 6 .531 TOM BRADY...... 5 TOM BRADY...... 3 (2010-2012) 7. Johnny Unitas 119 64 4 .647 Dan Marino...... 4 Dan Marino...... 3 (1984-86) 8t. Joe Montana 117 47 0 .713 Aaron Rodgers...... 4 8t. Drew Brees 117 84 0 .582 ...... 4 10. Terry Bradshaw 107 51 0 .677 Philip Rivers...... 4 11. Ben Roethlisberger 106 52 0 .671 Kurt Warner...... 3 12. 102 101 0 .510 BRADY ONE OF SEVEN 300-YARD AVG. IN THREE SEASONS NFL RECORD FOR MOST PASSING YARDS PER GAME Brady averaged 301.7 yards per game in 2012. Brady (300.4 in 2007 and (Minimum 50 Games) 327.2 in 2011) joins Drew Brees as the first NFL players to average 300 yards PLAYER TEAM YARDS/GAME per game in at least three seasons. Matthew Stafford...... DET...... 282.0 MOST SEASONS AVERAGING 300 OR MORE YARDS PER GAME Drew Brees...... SD/NO...... 277.4 Peyton Manning...... IND/DEN...... 272.2 • 5 Drew Brees (2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2008) • 3 Tom Brady (2012, Kurt Warner...... STL/ARI...... 260.8 2011, 2007) • 2 Dan Fouts (1982, 1981) Aaron Rodgers...... GB...... 259.8 Matt Ryan...... ATL...... 256.1 46 Tom Brady ...... NE...... 254.8 Dan Marino ...... Miami ...... 253.6 BRADYTOM NEWS & NOTES

THREE 35-TD SEASONS SIX FOR SIX-PLUS Brady is one of five NFL players to have at least 35 touchdown passes in three Brady has thrown six touchdowns in a game two times and is one of six NFL different seasons. Brady had 33 touchdowns in 2014. players to have thrown at least six touchdowns in a game two times. Brady threw six touchdowns at Miami (10/21/07) and vs. Tennessee (10/18/09). QBS WITH THE MOST 35+ PASSING TOUCHDOWNS IN NFL HISTORY PLAYER 35+ TD SEASONS NFL PLAYERS WITH AT LEAST TWO 6+TD GAMES Peyton Manning 4 (49 in 2004, 37 in 2012, 55 in 2013, 39 in 2014) PLAYER 6+ TD GAMES Tom Brady 3 (50 in 2007, 36 in 2010 and 39 in 2011) Peyton Manning 3 (2 6 TD games and 1 7 TD Game) Brett Favre 3 (38 in 1995, 39 in 1996 and 35 in 1997) George Blanda 2 games with 7 touchdowns Drew Brees 3 (46 in 2011, 43 in 2012 and 39 in 2013) Y.A. Tittle 2 (1 game with 7 and 1 with 6 TDs) Aaron Rodgers 3 (45 in 2011, 39 in 2012 and 38 in 2014). Tom Brady 2 games with 6 touchdowns Charley Johnson 2 games with 6 touchdowns ECLIPSING 3K Ben Roethlisberger 2 games with 6 touchdowns Brady once again reached 3,000 yards in 2014 for his 12th 3,000-yard sea- Aaron Rodgers 2 games with 6 touchdowns son. NFL RECORD FOR MOST 3,000-YARD SEASONS 18 Brett Favre 16 Peyton Manning 13 Dan Marino 12 John Elway 50 000 yards 12 Drew Brees , 12 Tom Brady Tom Brady (53,258) became the sixth NFL quarterback to reach 50,000 passing yards in the win vs. Cincinnati on Oct. 5, 2014. He BRADY AT 4,000 moved past John Elway into fifth place all-time Brady (4,109) reached 4,000 passing yards for the seventh time in his career in the win vs. Denver on Nov. 2. in 2014. He joins Peyton Manning (14) and Drew Brees (9) as the only quar- terbacks with at least seven 4,000-yard seasons. ALL-TIME 4,000 YARD PASSING SEASONS Player Passing yards 14 Peyton Manning 1. Brett Favre 71,838 9 Drew Brees 2. Peyton Manning 69,691 7 Tom Brady 3. Dan Marino 61,361 6 Dan Marino 6 Brett Favre 4. Drew Brees 56,033 6 Philip Rivers 5. Tom Brady 53,258 5 Aaron Rodgers 6. John Elway 51,475 Additionally, Brady owns seven of the nine 4,000-yard passing seasons in 7. Warren Moon 49,325 BRADY team history 8. Fran Tarkenton 47,003 PATRIOTS TOP PASSING YARDS/SEASON 9. 46,233 Yards Player Year 10.Drew Bledsoe 44,611 5,235 Tom Brady 2011 4,827 Tom Brady 2012 4,806 Tom Brady 2007 4,555 Drew Bledsoe 1994 4,398 Tom Brady 2009 FRANCHISE LEADING PASSER 4,343 Tom Brady 2013 4,110 Tom Brady 2005 PATRIOTS ALL-TIME LEADING PASSERS 4,109 Tom Brady 2014 PLAYER YEARS ATT COMP YARDS 4,086 Drew Bledsoe 1996 Tom Brady 2000-14 7,168 4,551 53,258 Drew Bledsoe 1993-01 4,518 2,544 29,657 22 CAREER 4-TD GAMES 1975-90 3,593 1,879 26,886 Brady has thrown four or more touchdowns in a game 22 times with 17 four-touchdown games, three five-touchdown games and two six-touchdown games. The Patriots are 21-1 when Brady throws four or more TD passes. MOST GAMES WITH 4+ TOUCHDOWN PASSES MOST CAREER TOUCHDOWN PASSES PLAYER 4+ TD GAMES 1. Peyton Manning 35 Brady is one of five NFL players with at least 390 career touchdowns. 2. Drew Brees 26 MOST CAREER TOUCHDOWN PASSES 3. Brett Favre 23 (regular season only) Bold indicates active players 4. Tom Brady 22 RANK NAME TOUCHDOWNS 5. Dan Marino 21 1. Peyton Manning 530 6. Johnny Unitas 17 2. Brett Favre 508 3. Dan Marino 420 MOST GAMES WITH 4+ TDS AND NO INTERCEPTIONS 4. Drew Brees 396 PLAYER GAMES 5. Tom Brady 392 1. Peyton Manning 18 6. Fran Tarkenton 342 2. Drew Brees 18 7. John Elway 300 3. Tom Brady 17 4. Brett Favre 12 8. Warren Moon 291 9. Johnny Unitas 290 47 10. Vinny Testaverde 275 BRADYTOM NEWS & NOTES

BRADY RACKS UP PASSING YARDS BRADY’S COMEBACKS Brady has 64 NFL games with 300 or more yards passing and the Patriots Brady has engineered 46 career game-winning performances to lead his team to a victory from a fourth-quarter deficit or tie.. are 53-11 in those games. He is one of five players with sixty 300-yard games. TIME REMAINING PASSING STATISTICS NFL QUARTERBACK 300-YARD GAMES (*ACTIVE) DATE OPP. SCORE IN REG. ATT CMP YDS TD INT FINAL PLAYER 300-YARD GAMES 01/10/15 BAL* 28-28 15:00 8 9 72 1 0 35-31 Peyton Manning* 91 12/21/14 at NYJ 10-13 15:00 6 3 26 0 1 17-13 Drew Brees* 86 12/07/14 at SD 13-14 15:00 8 7 112 1 0 23-14 Tom Brady* 64 12/08/13 CLE 3-19 15:00 20 16 142 2 0 27-26 Dan Marino 63 12/01/13 at HOU 21-24 15:00 12 8 87 0 0 34-31 11/24/13 DEN 21-24 15:00 19 12 100 1 0 (ot) 34-31 Brett Favre 62 10/13/13 NO 23-27 1:13 5 7 70 1 0 30-27 Kurt Warner 52 09/08/13 at BUF 20-21 4:31 7 7 36 0 0 23-21 Dan Fouts 51 10/21/12 NYJ 23-26 1:37 9 13 95 0 0 (ot) 29-26 Warren Moon 49 09/30/12 at BUF 21-21 15:00 7 4 78 2 0 52-28 Tony Romo* 45 01/22/12 BAL* 16-20 15:00 6 3 20 0 1 23-20 Brady had a career-best eleven 300-yard games in the 2011 season, tied for 12/24/11 MIA 17-17 15:00 11 8 120 0 0 27-24 10/16/11 DAL 13-16 5:13 9 11 87 1 0 20-16 third in NFL history behind Drew Brees (13 in 2011) and Peyton Manning (12 12/19/10 GB 21-27 13:49 6 5 82 1 0 31-27 in 2013). 11/25/10 at DET 24-24 15:00 5 5 86 2 0 45-24 10/17/10 BAL 10-20 14:53 24 16 156 1 1 (ot) 23-20 09/14/09 BUF 13-24 5:32 13 11 112 2 0 25-24 12/29/07 at NYG 23-28 15:00 12 8 130 1 0 38-35 TOM BRADY’S RECORD AS A STARTER 12/03/07 at BAL 17-24 14:25 17 7 113 1 0 27-24 11/25/07 PHI 24-28 15:00 16 11 109 0 0 31-28 REG. SEASON PLAYOFFS TOTAL 11/04/07 at IND 10-20 9:42 10 8 144 2 0 24-20 Overall 160-47 20-8 180-55 01/14/07 at SD* 13-21 8:35 14 9 122 1 1 24-21 Home: ...... 90-14 . . . . . 14-3 . . . .104-17 12/03/06 DET 13-21 13:07 15 14 101 0 0 28-21 Road: ...... 70-33 . . . . . 6-5* . . . . 76-38 11/26/06 CHI 10-10 14:46 7 6 98 1 0 17-13 By Yardage Total 09/10/06 BUF 14-17 15:00 6 3 58 0 1 19-17 Less than 200: . . . . .35-15 ...... 4-1 . . . . 39-16 11/13/05 at MIA 15-16 2:53 2 2 76 1 0 23-16 10/30/05 BUF 7-16 10:07 4 4 69 0 0 21-16 200-299: ...... 72-21 . . . . . 11-5 . . . . 83-26 10/09/05 at ATL 28-28 3:52 2 2 17 0 0 31-28 300 or more: ...... 53-11 ...... 5-2 . . . . 58-13 09/25/05 at PIT 10-13 14:19 12 12 167 0 0 23-20 Other Records 02/06/05 PHI** 14-14 15:00 4 2 33 0 0 24-21 On Artificial Turf: . . . . 96-14 . . . . . 10-5 . . . .106-19 10/03/04 at BUF 17-17 15:00 4 2 8 1 0 31-17 Temp Below 40: . . . . .34-5 . . . . . 11-2 . . . . . 45-7 02/01/04 CAR** 29-29 1:08 5 4 47 0 0 32-29 Thanksgiving or later: . . 61-13 . . . . . 20-8 . . . . 81-21 01/10/04 TEN* 14-14 15:00 11 6 27 0 0 17-14 11/30/03 at IND 31-31 10:21 6 3 31 1 0 38-34 Leading at Halftime: . . 122-15 . . . . . 14-4 . . . .136-19 11/23/03 at HST 13-20 3:11 14 10 133 1 0 (ot) 23-20 Leading after 3 Qtrs: . . 131-8 . . . . . 13-3 . . . .144-11 11/03/03 at DEN 23-26 2:51 4 5 58 1 0 30-26 Overtime: ...... 9-2 ...... 1-0 . . . . . 10-2 10/19/03 at MIA 13-13 15:00 10 7 147 1 0 (ot) 19-13 Passer rating >100.0: . . 88-6 ...... 9-0 . . . . . 97-6 10/05/03 TEN 24-27 4:40 1 1 15 0 0 38-30 *-Includes five Super Bowls at neutral sites 12/29/02 MIA 13-24 4:59 13 8 69 1 0 (ot) 27-24 BRADY 11/10/02 at CHI 19-30 5:16 14 9 116 2 0 33-30 09/22/02 KC 38-38 0:00 5 4 46 0 0 (ot) 41-38 02/03/02 STL** 17-17 1:21 8 5 53 0 0 20-17 TOP QB HOME STARTING RECORDS (MIN. 50 STARTS) 01/19/02 OAK* 3-13 15:00 27 20 138 0 0 (ot) 16-13 12/16/01 at BUF 6-9 5:57 13 9 116 0 0 (ot) 12-9 SINCE 1970 MERGER (INCLUDES POSTSEASON) 12/02/01 at NYJ 14-16 15:00 7 6 56 0 0 17-16 10/14/01 SD 16-26 8:48 18 13 130 1 0 (ot) 29-26 PLAYER TEAM(S) W L T PCT. ^-Statistics are from the time noted until the end of the game * Divisional Playoffs ** Super Bowl Tom Brady NE 104 17 0 .859 Terry Bradshaw PIT 75 14 0 .843 BRADY IN POSTSEASON John Elway DEN 104 25 0 .806 NFL ALL-TIME LEADERS/PLAYOFF VICTORIES AS STARTING QUARTERBACK PLAYER TEAM(S) PLAYOFF WINS Tom Brady New England 20 Joe Montana S.F./K.C. 16 Terry Bradshaw Pittsburgh 14 35 GAME-WINNING DRIVES John Elway Denver 14 Brady has 35 game-winning drives in the fourth quarter or overtime in the reg- Brett Favre GB/MIN 13 ular season. QBs WITH 3 OR MORE SUPER BOWL VICTORIES MOST GAME WINNING DRIVES IN THE FOURTH QUARTER OR OVERTIME PLAYER TEAM WINS (Regular Season) Terry Bradshaw PIT 4 PLAYER TEAMS 4TH QTR GAME-WINNING DRIVES Joe Montana SF 4 1. Peyton Manning IND/DEN 50 Troy Aikman DAL 3 2. Dan Marino Miami 47 Tom Brady NE 3 3. Brett Favre GB/NYJ/MIN 43 4. John Elway Denver 40 PLAYERS WITH MULTIPLE SUPER BOWL MVP AWARDS PLAYER TEAM MVPS 5t. Tom Brady New England 35 Joe Montana SF 3 5t. Warren Moon HOU/MIN/SEA/KC 35 Terry Bradshaw PIT 2 Tom Brady NE 2 Bart Starr GB 2 48 NYG 2 BRADYTOM NEWS & NOTES

LATE GAME WINNER SIXTH TO REACH 4,000 COMPLETIONS Brady now has six career games in which he threw a game-winning touchdown Tom Brady (4,551) is one of six players in NFL history to reach 4,000 com- pass in the final minute of the game to turn a Patriots deficit into a Patriots win. pletions. MOST PASS COMPLETIONS IN NFL HISTORY 11/10/02 at Chicago* W 33-30 1. Brett Favre 6,300 The Patriots trailed 30-25 when Brady threw a 20-yard touchdown to David 2. Peyton Manning 5,927 Patten with 21 seconds left to give the Patriots a 33-30 win. 3. Dan Marino 4,967 *-Champaign, Ill. 4. Drew Brees 4,937 5. Tom Brady 4,551 11/3/03 at Denver W 30-26 6. John Elway 4,123 The Patriots trailed 26-23 when Brady threw an 18-yard touchdown to David 7. Warren Moon 3,988 Givens with 30 seconds left to give the Patriots a 30-26 win. THIRD FASTEST TO 4,000 COMPLETIONS 12/3/07 at Baltimore W 27-24 The Patriots trailed 24-20 when Brady threw an 8-yard touchdown to Jabar Tom Brady has now completed 4,551 passes over his career in the regular Gaffney with 44 seconds left to give the Patriots a 27-24 win. season, becoming just the sixth player (third fastest) in NFL history to achieve the feat. 10/16/11 vs. Dallas W 20-16 GAMES PLAYED TO 4,000 CAREER COMPLETIONS The Patriots trailed 16-13 when Brady threw an 8-yard touchdown pass to Aar- Drew Brees 169 on Hernandez with 22 seconds left to give the Patriots a 20-16 win. Peyton Manning 183 Tom Brady 187 10/13/13 vs. New Orleans W 30-27 Dan Marino 193 The Patriots trailed 27-23 when Brady threw a 17-yard touchdown pass to Brett Favre 196 with five seconds left to give the Patriots a 30-27 win. John Elway 227

12/08/13 vs. Cleveland W 27-26 The Patriots trailed 26-21 when Brady threw a 1-yard touchdown pass to Dan- BRADY HAS SIXTH-BEST QB RATING ny Amendola with 31 seconds left to give the Patriots a 27-26 win. PLAYER YEARS TEAM RATING Aaron Rodgers 2005-14 Green Bay 106.0 RECORD TITLE HOLDER Tony Romo 2004-14 Dallas 97.6 Tom Brady earned his NFL record 12th division championship in 2014. Peyton Manning 1998-14 IND/DEN 97.5 QUARTERBACK CAREER DIVISION TITLES Steve Young 1985-99 TB/SF 96.8

Tom Brady 12 Tom Brady 2000-14 Patriots 95.9 BRADY Peyton Manning 11 Philip Rivers 2004-14 San Diego 95.7 Joe Montana 9

12-WIN SEASONS MOST TD THROWS COACH/QB TANDEM Since entering the NFL in 2000, Tom Brady’s teams have reached 12 regu- lar-season wins in nine different seasons, second all-time, behind Peyton Man- Tom Brady has thrown 392 career touchdowns under head coach Bill Be- ning. lichick, the most touchdowns among any head coach/starting quarterback STARTING QBS WITH THE MOST 12-WIN REGULAR SEASONS IN NFL HISTORY tandem. MOST TDS/QB TANDEMS PLAYER SEASONS (Regular Season Only) Peyton Manning 11 Quarterback/Head Coach Team Touchdowns Tom Brady 9 Tom Brady/Bill Belichick NE 392 Brett Favre 6 Dan Marino/Don Shula MIA 352 John Elway 4 Drew Brees/Sean Payton NO 273 Jim Kelly 4 Len Dawson/Hank Stram KC 232

MOST WINS IN 200 STARTS BRADY BEATS EVERYBODY Brady had 155 career regular-season wins in his first 200 regular-season Since the win vs. Denver on Nov. 2, no NFL team can claim a winning starts (155-45, .775). Brady has more wins than any other quarterback in his record against Tom Brady. Conversely, Peyton Manning has a losing record first 200 regular-season starts. Peyton Manning is second with 136 victories against five teams and Brett Favre had a losing record against seven teams in in his first 200 starts. his career. Brady has a career .500 record against five teams and a winning regular-season record against 26 teams. MOST WINS BY A STARTING QB THROUGH 200 REGULAR SEASON STARTS He is undefeated against eight teams – Atlanta (4-0), Chicago (4-0), Dal- Quarterback Wins Through 200 Starts las (3-0), Detroit (4-0), Jacksonville (4-0), Minnesota (4-0), Philadelphia (3-0) Tom Brady 155 and Tampa Bay (3-0). Brady is most successful against Buffalo, with a 23-3 ca- Peyton Manning 136 reer record and the non-divisional team he has beaten the most is Indianapolis Dan Marino 125 (9-3). John Elway 124 49 BRADYTOM NEWS & NOTES

NO PLACE LIKE HOME NFL RECORD FOR ATTEMPTS BETWEEN INTS Tom Brady made his 100th home start against Chicago on Oct. 26. The win Tom Brady attempted 358 consecutive regular season passes without an over Chicago gave Brady an 87-13 home record in his first 100 home starts, interception, a streak spanning from Oct. 17, 2010-Sept. 1, 2011. Brady the best in NFL history since the merger among a quarterback with at least eclipsed ’s record of 308 pass attempts on Dec. 26, 2010 at 50 starts. Buffalo. BEST HOME REGULAR SEASON STARTING RECORDS MOST CONSECUTIVE PASS ATTEMPTS WITHOUT AN INTERCEPTION (MINIMUM 40 STARTS) 358 Tom Brady (Patriots) 2010-11 Player Record 308 Bernie Kosar (Cleveland) 1990-91 Tom Brady 90-14 (.865) 294 Bart Starr (Green Bay) 1964-65 Terry Bradshaw 67-12 (.848) 279 (IND/ATL) 1993-94 Roger Staubach 49-10 (.831) 277 Rich Gannon (Oakland) 2001 Aaron Rodgers 42-9 (.824) 271 Jason Campbell (Washington) 2007-08 John Elway 92-23 (.805) Joe Flacco 45-11 (.804)

BEST HOME REGULAR SEASON STARTING RECORD IN FIRST 100 STARTS Player Record Tom Brady 87-13 (.870) in his first 100 starts at home Brett Favre 82-18 (.820) in his first 100 starts at home 12 GAMES WITH 300 YARDS, 4 TDS & 0 INTS John Elway 77-23 (.770) in his first 100 starts at home Tom Brady had his 12th NFL game with 300 yards, four touchdowns and no Peyton Manning 74-26 (.740) in his first 100 starts at home interceptions vs. Chicago (10/26/14), second in NFL history to the 15 such games by Drew Brees. WINNINGEST COACH/QB TANDEM Bill Belichick and Tom Brady have the best winning percentage among a head coach/starting quarterback tandem since the 1970 merger. The tandem’s 159 wins are the most wins by any coach-QB tandem since the 1970 AFL-NFL SECOND IN DISTINCT HONOR merger. WINNINGEST COACH/QB TANDEMS SINCE 1970 Tom Brady has earned 24 AFC Player of the Week honors, second in NFL (Regular Season Only – by winning percentage) history Peyton Manning’s 27 honors. Brady was named AFC Offensive Player Quarterback/Head Coach Team W L T Pct. of the Month for October in 2014. It was his seventh AFC Player of the Month Tom Brady/Bill Belichick NE 160 47 0 .773 honor, second to Manning’s eight. Ken Stabler/John Madden OAK 60 19 1 .756 CAREER PLAYER OF THE WEEK AWARDS Jim McMahon/Mike Ditka CHI 46 15 0 .754 Player Career Team POW Awards Peyton Manning/Tony Dungy IND 73 24 0 .753 Peyton Manning 1998-present Colts/Broncos 27 WINNINGEST COACH/QB TANDEMS SINCE 1970 Tom Brady 2000-present Patriots 24 (Regular Season Only – by victories) Dan Marino 1983-1999 Dolphins 18 Quarterback/Head Coach Team W L T Pct. Brett Favre 1991-2010 Packers, Jets, Vikings 16 Tom Brady/Bill Belichick NE 160 47 0 .773 John Elway 1983-1998 Broncos 15 BRADY Dan Marino/Don Shula MIA 116 68 0 .630 Terry Bradshaw/Chuck Noll PIT 107 51 0 .601

MOST STARTS UNDER ONE HC BRADY SHINES ON MONDAY NIGHT Tom Brady made his 185th career start at Carolina on Nov. 18, 2013, all un- der Bill Belichick. It is the most starts by a quarterback under one head coach Brady has thrown 43 touchdown passes on “”, the third- in NFL history. Brady surpassed Dan Marino, who had 184 career starts under most in NFL history. head coach Don Shula. Brady now has 207 career starts under Belichick. CAREER TOUCHDOWN PASSES ON MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL Player TD Passes on MNF Games BRADY BEATS BUFFALO Dan Marino 74 38 Tom Brady owns 23-3 record against the Buffalo Bills. He has more wins Brett Favre 69 38 against Buffalo than any other NFL team. The New York Jets are second with Tom Brady 43 19 20 wins. Brady’s 23 wins against Buffalo are tied for the second most wins by Steve Young 42 25 a quarterback against an opponent. Peyton Manning 38 18 Joe Montana 36 20 MOST WINS BY A STARTING QUARTERBACK AGAINST AN OPPONENT Player Wins Brett Favre 26 wins against Detroit Tom Brady 23 wins against Buffalo Brett Favre 23 wins against Chicago Dan Marino 22 wins against Indianapolis

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THREE TD; NO INT STELLAR IN NOVEMBER Tom Brady is second in NFL history with 41 games with three or more touch- QUARTERBACKS WITH THE BEST RECORDS IN NOVEMBER IN SUPER downs and no interceptions. The Patriots are 40-1 (.976) in such games. BOWL ERA (MIN. 20 STARTS) Player Record in November Win PCT. PLAYER MOST GAMES WITH 3+ TD PASSES AND 0 INT. Daryle Lamonica 19-4-2 .826 Peyton Manning 51 Tony Romo 26-6 .813 Tom Brady 41 Jim McMahon 18-5 .783 Brett Favre 36 Tom Brady 38-12 .760 Drew Brees 35 Joe Flacco 22-9 .710 Aaron Rodgers 30

BRADY BIG IN DECEMBER GREAT WHEN IT’S LATE Tom Brady is 48-8 (.857) in December, the best record in December among Tom Brady has the most wins of any starting quarterback in the final four quarterbacks with at least 20 starts. Roger Staubach is second (17-3, .850). games of the regular season since the 1970 merger. Among active quarterbacks, Philip Rivers is second with a 31-9 record (.775). QUARTERBACK W-L RECORD WIN PCT. Philip Rivers 30-6 .833 Tom Brady 43-9 .827 Roger Staubach 24-6 .800 FAVORABLE FINAL FOUR Joe Montana 35-12 .745 Brady is 43-9 as a starter in the final four games of the season, including 3-1 Steve McNair 28-10 .737 in 2014.

BEST RECORD AS A STARTING QUARTERBACK IN FINAL FOUR GAMES OF SEASON 200 GAME CLUB QUARTERBACK W-L RECORD WIN PCT. Tom Brady played in his 200th NFL game for the Patriots in the win vs. the Philip Rivers 30-6 .833 N.Y. Jets (10/16) and is one of three Patriots with 200 games played. Tom Brady 43-9 .827 Player Games Played Roger Staubach 24-6 .800 212 Joe Montana 35-12 .745 Tom Brady 209 Steve McNair 28-10 .737 206 BRADY

SECOND PATRIOT WITH 200 STARTS Tom Brady (207) is the second New England Patriots player to start in at least BRADY SEASON NOTES 200 games. Patriots Hall of Fame OL Bruce Armstrong started in 212 games during his career.

BRADY GOES LONG ELITE COMPANY Brady owns seven of the nine 4,000-yard passing seasons in Patriots history. Tom Brady (207 starts in the regular season and 26 postseason starts) and Brady had 4,109 passing yards in 2014. Pro Football Hall of Famer Jerry Rice (284 regular season starts and 29 postseason starts) are the only NFL players with at least 200 regular-season starts and at least 25 postseason starts. PATRIOTS TOP PASSING YARDS/SEASON YARDS PLAYER YEAR 5,235 Tom Brady 2011 4,827 Tom Brady 2012 4,806 Tom Brady 2007 MANNING ON BRADY 4,555 Drew Bledsoe 1994 Peyton Manning on Tom Brady 4,398 Tom Brady 2009 “I think the one thing that jumps out about Tom is just his consistency. I feel 4,343 Tom Brady 2013 like he’s been a better player each year than he was the year before, and that, 4,110 Tom Brady 2005 to me speaks to his work ethic in the offseason, his refusal to be complacent 4,109 Tom Brady 2014 or satisfied. He always feels like he can step his game up one level higher, 4,086 Drew Bledsoe 1996 which in some if the seasons he’s had you say, ‘How can you get better than that?’ But I think he has done that.”

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THE BRADY SIX Tom Brady was the seventh quarterback selected in the 2000 NFL Draft BRADY game NOTES QUARTERBACKS TAKEN IN THE 2000 NFL DRAFT Rd Pick Player Taken By 1 18 NY Jets 3 65 Giovanni Carmazzi San Francisco 3 75 Baltimore BRADY THROWS FOR THIRD-HIGHEST TOTAL 5 163 Tee Martin Pittsburgh Tom Brady threw for 432 yards vs. Pittsburgh (11/03/13), marking the fifth 6 168 Marc Bulger New Orleans time in Brady’s career that he has eclipsed the 400-yard mark, the third-high- 6 183 Spergon Wynn Cleveland est single-game mark of his career. 6 199 Tom Brady New England

MOST PASSING YARDS IN A GAME IN PATRIOTS HISTORY Player Date Opp Att Cmp Yds TD Int Tom Brady 9/12/11 MIA 48 32 517 4 1 Tom Brady 12/16/12 SF 65 36 443 1 2 Tom Brady 11/03/13 PITT 33 23 432 4 0 Drew Bledsoe 11/13/94 MIN 70 45 426 3 0 BRADY HANGS 50 Drew Bledsoe 11/23/98 MIA 54 28 423 2 2 Brady and the Patriots knocked off Chicago, 51-23, on Oct 26, 2014, the sev- Tom Brady 9/18/11 SD 40 31 423 3 0 enth time that New England scored at least 50 points in a game started by Brady, moving past Pro Football Hall of Famer Len Dawson (6) for the most in NFL history. Date Opponent Score 10/28/07 vs. Washington 52-7 50-YARD DOUBLE DOWN 11/18/07 at Buffalo 56-10 Brady has thrown at least two 50-yard passes in the same game eight times 10/18/09 vs. Tennessee 59-0 in his career. His career best came in 2009 with three 50-yard strikes in one 9/30/12 at Buffalo 52-28 game. 11/18/12 vs. Indianapolis 59-24 11/03/13 vs. Pittsburgh 55-31 BRADY’S GAMES WITH AT LEAST TWO 50-YARD PASSES 10/26/14 vs. Chicago 51-23 10/9/05 @ Atlanta -55t (3Q) -51 (1Q)

1/14/06 @ Denver *AFC Divisional Playoff Round -73 (4Q) Deion Branch SPREADING THE WEALTH -51 (2Q) Andre’ Davis Brady completed passes to 10 different receivers in the win at Buffalo (10/12/14). It was the 10th time in his career he has completed passes to BRADY 12/31/06 @ Tennessee -62t (3Q) Reche Caldwell 10 different receivers in a game and the first time since 12/8/13 vs. Cleve- -52 (1Q) Corey Dillon land.

12/9/07 vs. Pittsburgh -63t (2Q) Randy Moss -56t (3Q) >Flea-flicker w/R. Moss

11/15/09 @ Indianapolis -63t (2Q) Randy Moss -55 (1Q) Randy Moss 300 IN A HALF Brady had his fourth 300-yard half and his third 300-yard second half after 12/06/09 @ Miami throwing for 323 yards in the second half vs. Cleveland on Dec. 8, 2013. -58t (1Q) Randy Moss YARDS GAME HALF -58 (2Q) -81t (3Q) Sam Aiken 367 vs. San Francisco (12-16-12) 2nd half 345 vs. Tennessee (10-18-09) 1st half 11/22/12 @ NY Jets 323 vs. Cleveland (12-08-13) 2nd half -83t (2Q) Shane Vereen 306 at Miami (9-12-11) 2nd half -56t (2Q) Julian Edelman

11/03/13 vs. Pittsburgh -57 (2Q) Danny Amendola -81t(4Q) Aaron Dobson

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WR DANNY AMENDOLA OL DAN CONNOLLY

WEARING ’S #80 JERSEY CONNOLLY SETS NFL RECORD When Danny Amendola joined the Patriots in the 2013 offseason, he was Dan Connolly was named AFC Special Teams Player of the Week after he re- assigned jersey #80, the same number worn by Patriots’ Hall of Famer Troy turned a kickoff 71 yards to the 4-yard line in the second quarter of the Patriots Brown, who finished his career as the team’s all-time leading receiver and is win vs. Green Bay (12/19/10) According to the Elias Sports Bureau, it is the punt returner. longest kickoff return by an offensive lineman in NFL history. The run by Con- Said Amendola on wearing Brown’s jersey #80: “I talked to (Troy Brown) a nolly topped the 48-yard touchdown return by Atlanta’s Mal Snider in 1969. little bit before I came here. I told him he’s one of the greatest ever, and it’s an Previously, the longest kickoff return for a Patriots offensive lineman was a 27- honor to wear No. 80. I’m going to try to represent it the best I can.” yard return by G vs. Pittsburgh (11/30/08). Connolly’s previous best was a 16-yard return vs. Miami (11/8/09).

rb brandon bolden

BETTER THAN AVERAGE RB Brandon Bolden’s 8.6-yard average at Buffalo (9/30/12) is tied for the third highest ever in a single game for the Patriots among running backs with at least 15 rushing attempts. Bolden earned the FedEx Ground Player of the Week for his performance. HIGHEST RUSHING AVERAGE/SINGLE GAME (MIN. 15 RUSHING ATTEMPTS) RB james develin Player Average 9.6 (17-164 vs. Washington, Oct. 13, 1996) Tony Collins 9.2 (23-212 vs. N.Y. Jets, Sept. 18, 1983) Sammy Morris 8.6 (16-138 vs. Denver, Oct. 20, 2008) OFFENSE 8.6 (17-146 at Houston, Dec. 11, 1966) IVY LEAGUE JOURNEY Brandon Bolden 8.6 (16-137 at Buffalo, Sept. 30, 2012) An Ivy League defensive lineman standout at Brown, James Develin grad- Stevan Ridley 8.5 (15-127 at St. Louis, Oct. 28, 2012) uated in 2010 with a degree in chemical engineering and began lining up in- terviews with companies he felt might be best suited for the technical skills. However, Develin wanted to give football one last shot, and play in the NFL. “Football is something that is not around your entire life,” Develin told The FOOTBALL FAMILY TRADITION Boston Globe. “I knew if I didn’t give it my best shot to play football as a career, Bolden’s grandfather, Frank Pitts, played 10 years in the NFL (1965-74) as a that I’d always regret it.” Develin made the most of his opportunity by switching receiver for Kansas City, Cleveland and Oakland. He was with Kansas City for positions to fullback. Following stints in the and the now two Super Bowls, losing and winning Super Bowl IV. Said Bolden defunct United Football League, Develin caught on with the Cincinnati Bengals about his grandfather, “I remember being six years old, him popping in a high- practice squad and eventually worked his way to the Patriots 53-man roster light film of Super Bowl I and IV. I’ve seen that tape at least 500 times.” full-time in 2013.

BOLDEN BLOCK PARTY Brandon Bolden blocked his first NFL punt in the second quarter at San Diego (12/7) to give the Patriots a first down at the Chargers 25-yard line. It was the Patriots first blocked punt since Patrick Chung blocked a punt at Miami on Oct. 4, 2010.

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ANOTHER TEAM RECORD WR JULIAN EDELMAN Edelman had a 47-yard run in the fourth quarter vs. Indianapolis (11/18/12). It is the longest run ever by a Patriots receiver, topping Troy Brown’s 35-yard run vs. Tampa Bay on (9/3/00).

RECORD RETURNER FROM STANDOUT QB TO WR WR Julian Edelman set a franchise record with Edelman began his career with a year at the College of San his fourth career punt returned for a touch- Mateo (Calif.) before transferring to Kent State where as a senior he com- down when he returned a punt 84 yards for a pleted 56 percent of his passes (153 of 275 passes for 1,820 yards) with touchdown vs. Denver on Nov. 2, 2014. He set 13 touchdowns. He was also the leading rusher, gaining 1,551 yards on 215 a franchise record with a 94-yard punt return attempts (an average of 7.5 yards per carry) and scoring 13 touchdowns. His touchdown vs. Miami (1/2/11). The previous offensive numbers broke Kent State’s single-season record for total offense longest punt return was an 89-yard touchdown set by Joshua Cribbs in 2003. Said head coach Bill Belichick on the versatility return by vs. Buffalo (11/7/76). He of Edelman: “He played the quarterback position in college at Kent State and all also returned punts for touchdowns vs. Kansas City (11/21/11 - 72 yards) and vs. Indianapolis the positions really that he’s played in the NFL – covering kicks, returning kicks, (11/18/12 - 68 yards). Edelman is now tied for slot receiver, outside receiver, slot defender – he didn’t do any of those things second-most punt return touchdowns in the NFL in college. I think that really speaks to his versatility and how much he’s grown since 2010. as a player and how many things he’s learned how to do that he really didn’t have much experience with in college. I’d say that’s pretty unusual, especially to Most Punt Return Touchdowns/Patriots Career be as competent in them as he is.” 4 Julian Edelman 3 Troy Brown 3 RETURNS PILING UP 2 Mike Haynes Julian Edelman is in fourth place in team history with 132 punt returns. MOST PUNT RETURN TOUCHDOWNS IN THE NFL SINCE 2010 MOST PUNT RETURNS IN PATRIOTS HISTORY Devin Hester CHI/ATL 7 Player Punt Returns Julian Edelman NE 4 1. Troy Brown 252 ARZ 4 2. Irving Fryar 206 Ted Ginn, Jr. SF/CAR/ARZ 3 3. David Meggett 142 Dexter McCluster TEN 3 4. Julian Edelman 132 Leodis McKelvin BUF 3 5. Wes Welker 114 SD/NO/PHI 3 6. Mike Haynes 111 PIT 3 NOT YOUR AVERAGE RETURNER Edelman is in third place in team history with 1,616 punt return yards.

Edelman has returned 132 punts for 1,616 yards during his career and is MOST PUNT RETURN YARDS IN PATRIOTS HISTORY first in team history and tied for fifth in NFL history with a 12.2 average. Edel- Player Punt Return Yards man finished first in the AFC and second in the NFL with a12.0 punt return 1. Troy Brown 2,625 average in 2014. Philadelphia’s Darren Sproles (13.0) was first in the NFL. 2. Irving Fryar 2,055 HIGHEST PUNT RETURN AVERAGE, PATRIOTS CAREER 3. Julian Edelman 1,616

OFFENSE (20 Returns) 3. David Meggett 1,438 Player Punt Rt Avg. Year 5. Wes Welker 1,185 Julian Edelman 12.2 2009-14 (132-1,616) Mack Herron 12.0 1973-75 (74-888) Carl Garrett 11.3 1969-72 (43-487) Wes Welker 10.4 2007-12 (114-1,185) HIGHEST PUNT RETURN AVERAGE IN THE NFL (75 Returns) BEST PUNT RETURN AVERAGE IN A SEASON Player Punt Rt Avg. Year Edelman has the two best punt return averages in a single season in New En- George McAfee (Chicago) 12.8 (112-1,431) (1940-41, 1945-1950) gland history. In 2010, Edelman led the AFC and finished second in the NFL (Detroit) 12.8 (85-1,084) (1951-58) Claude Gibson (SD/OAK) 12.6 (110-1,381) (1961-65) with a 15.3 punt return average. Chicago’s Devin Hester led the NFL with a Devin Hester (Chicago/Atlanta) 12.3 (282-3,481) (2006-present) 17.1-yard average. Julian Edelman (NE) 12.2 (132-1,616) (2009-present) PATRIOTS BEST PUNT RETURN AVERAGE/SEASON (PITT/DEN/WAS) 12.2 (124-1,515) (1942-53) (MIN. 15 RETURNS) Rick Upchurch (DEN) 12.1 (248-3,008) (1975-83) PLAYER PR AVG. YEAR Desmond Howard (WAS/JAC/GB/OAK/DET) 11.9 (244-2,895) (1992-2002) Julian Edelman 15.5 2012 Billy Johnson (HOU/ATL/WAS) 11.8 (282-3,317) (1974-88) Julian Edelman 15.3 2010 Mack Herron 14.8 1974 Troy Brown 14.2 2001

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EDELMAN’S BIG RETURN EDELMAN ECLIPSES 1,000-YARDS Julian Edelman had an 84-yard punt return for a touchdown in the second Edelman finished the 2013 season with 1,056 receiving yards to become the quarter vs. Denver on Nov. 2, 2014. It was Edelman’s 13th career punt return 10th Patriots player to register a 1,000-yard season. He finished the 2014 of 30 yards or more. season with 972 yards despite missing the final two games. 1,000-YARD RECEIVING SEASONS IN PATRIOTS HISTORY MOST 30-YARD PUNT RETURNS IN PATRIOTS HISTORY Player Yards Season Player 30-yard returns Wes Welker 1,569 2011 Troy Brown 14 Randy Moss 1,493 2007 Julian Edelman 13 Stanley Morgan 1,491 1986 Irving Fryar 13 Wes Welker 1,354 2012 Mike Haynes 13 Wes Welker 1,348 2009 Rob Gronkowski 1,327 2011 Randy Moss 1,264 2009 Troy Brown 1,199 2001 EDELMAN TAKES HIS FATHER’S ADVICE Wes Welker 1,175 2007 If there is one thing Julian Edelman has never lacked, it’s athletic ability. A Ben Coates 1,174 1994 dual-threat quarterback at Kent State and former baseball standout in high Wes Welker 1,165 2008 school, Edelman once wowed Toronto Blue Jays players with his impressive 1,147 1999 footwork while fielding ground balls in an appearance at batting practice in Terry Glenn 1,132 1996 2011. Rob Gronkowski 1,124 2014 This natural ability may have been overlooked by NFL scouts, who let him fall Julian Edelman 1,056 2013 to the Patriots in the seventh round of the 2009 NFL Draft. Edelman remains Stanley Morgan 1,029 1981 focused on the lessons his father, Frank Edelman, taught him at a young age. Irving Fryar 1,014 1991 “I’m still constantly trying to learn,” Edelman told The . “My dad Harold Jackson 1,013 1979 always put it in my head, when you’re green, you’re growing, when you’re ripe, Randy Moss 1,008 2008 you’re lost. When you’re done learning, you’re done.” Stanley Morgan 1,002 1979

EDELMAN VERY RECEPTIVE Julian Edelman has 197 receptions over the last two seasons (2013-14), the third most in the NFL over that time frame.

Player Receptions

Antonio Brown (Pittsburgh) 239 OFFENSE (Denver) 203 Julian Edelman (Patriots) 197 (Houston 194

EDELMAN HITS THE CENTURY MARK Edelman finished the 2013 season fourth in the NFL with 105 receptions to join Wes Welker (2007-09, 11-12) and Troy Brown (2001) as the only Patri- ots to reach 100 receptions in a season. Edelman averaged 6.4 receptions per game in 2013. Edelman finished 8th in the NFL in 2014 with 92 recep- tions despite missing the final two games. He joins Troy Brown and Wes Welk- er as the only Patriots with consecutive 90-catch seasons. PATRIOTS PLAYERS WITH 100 RECEPTIONS Player Receptions Season Wes Welker 123 2009 Wes Welker 122 2011 Wes Welker 118 2012 Wes Welker 112 2007 Wes Welker 111 2008 Julian Edelman 105 2013 Troy Brown 101 2001

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EDELMAN GOES LONG GRAY CAREER DAY WR Julian Edelman set a career-high with a 69-yard touchdown in the fourth Gray had his first 100-yard day in the NFL after gaining 201 yards on 37 car- quarter at San Diego (12/7/14). His previous best was a 56-yard touchdown ries for a 5.4-yard average at Indianapolis (11/16). He had 14 carries for at the New York Jets on Nov. 22, 2012. Edelman’s 69-yard touchdown was 100 yards and two touchdowns in the first half alone. Gray is the third Patriots the longest of the season for the Patriots. Tom Brady threw a 56-yard touch- player to reach 200 yards rushing in a game. down pass to WR Brandon LaFell at Buffalo on Oct. 12. MOST RUSHING YARDS IN A GAME/PATRIOTS 212 Tony Collins vs. NY Jets, Sept. 18, 1983 208 Jim Nance vs. Oakland, Oct. 30, 1966 EDELMAN GOES OVER 100 201 Jonas Gray at Indianapolis, Nov. 16, 2014 199 Curtis Martin vs. NY Jets, Sept. 14, 1997 Edelman finished with eight receptions for a career-high 141 yards at San 196 Robert Edwards at St. Louis, Dec. 13, 1998 Diego (12/7) for his fifth career 100-yard game and his first of the 2014 189 LeGarrette Blount vs. Buffalo, Dec. 29, 2013 season . 185 Jim Nancy vs. Buffalo, Sept. 24, 1967 177 Don Calhoun vs. Denver, Nov. 28, 1976

qb jimmy garappolo GRAY IN THE (END) ZONE RB Jonas Gray capped an 11-play, 89-yard drive with his first NFL touchdown on a 4-yard run on the Patriots first offensive drive of the game at Indianapo- lis (11/16). He scored his second touchdown on a 2-yard run in the second quarter. He scored his third touchdown on a 2-yard run in the third quarter and GAROPPOLO FIRSTS added his fourth touchdown on a 1-yard run in the fourth quarter. Jimmy Garoppolo saw his first game action at Kansas City (9/29/14) and engineered a 7-play, 81-yard drive that included a 37-yard pass to WR Bran- don LaFell before he culminated the drive with a 13-yard touchdown pass to TE Rob Gronkowski. 100 YARDS IN EACH HALF Jonas Gray became the first Patriots player to ever have at least 100 yards rushing in each half at Indianapolis (11/21). He gained 100 yards in the first half and 101 yards in the second half. The Patriots have had two other players with 200 yard games - Tony Collins 212 (128 first half, 84 second half) on RB JONAS GRAY Sept. 18, 1983 vs. NY Jets and Jim Nance 208 (159 first half, 49 second half) on Oct. 30, 1966 vs. Oakland. GRAY MAKES HISTORY GRAY MATTERS Jonas Gray is the first NFL player to score his first four career rushing touch- downs in one game since Herb Henderson of the Evansville Crimson Giants in RB Jonas Gray set a team record with four rushing touchdowns at Indianapolis 1921. (11/16), his first touchdowns of his career, in his second NFL start. LeGar- rette Blount set a Patriots postseason record with four rushing touchdowns MOVING THE CHAINS vs. Indianapolis in the 2013 AFC Divisional Playoff game. Jonas Gray had 15 rushing first downs at Indianapolis (11/21) to tie an NFL Most Rushing TDs in a regular Season Game/Patriots single-game record. Corey Dillon in 1997 with Cincinnati and Edgerrin James 4 Jonas Gray at Indianapolis, Nov. 16, 2014 in 2000 with Indianapolis also had 15 rushing first downs in a game. Gray set OFFENSE 3 Corey Dillon vs. Detroit, Dec. 3, 2006 the Patriots team mark, besting 10 rushing first downs by Curtis Martin (two 3 Curtis Martin vs. Miami, Nov. 3, 1996 times) and Stevan Ridley (two times). 3 at LA Rams, Dec. 11, 1983 3 Tony Collins vs. NY Jets, Sept. 18, 1983 3 at Buffalo, Oct. 20, 1974

Additionally, Gray tied the team record for most overall TDs in a single game in team history. Most Touchdowns in a Game/Patriots History 4 Jonas Gray at Indianapolis, Nov. 16, 2014 (4-rush) 4 Randy Moss at Buffalo, Nov. 18, 2007 (4-receiving) 3 25 times in team history

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GRONKOWSKI JOINS ELITE TE CLUB Rob Gronkowski has eclipsed 1,000 yards receiving and 10+ touchdowns for the second time in his career, joining Jimmy Graham as the only other tight end te rob gronkowski in NFL history with two 1,000-yard and double-digit TD seasons. TIGHT ENDS WITH TWO 1,000-YARD RECEIVING AT 10+TD SEASONS Player, Team Season Rec. Yards Touchdowns Rob Gronkowski, NE 2011 1,327 17 RECEIVING YARDS RECORD Jimmy Graham, NO 2011 1,310 11 Jimmy Graham, NO 2013 1,215 16 Rob Gronkowski finished the 2011 season with Rob Gronkowski, NE 2014 1,124 12 1,327 receiving yards, surpassing San Diego’s Kellen Winslow’s 1980 record of 1,290 receiving yards for most receiving yards in a season by a tight end. He is the ninth NFL tight end and the first Patriots tight end with two 1,000-yard seasons. 300 RECEPTIONS FOR GRONK TE Rob Gronkowski reached 300 career receptions nd now has 308 recep- MOST RECEIVING YARDS BY TIGHT END IN THE NFL tions. He is the ninth Patriots player to reach 300 career receptions. Gron- Player Yards Year kowski is ninth on the Patriots reception list. WR Deion Branch is eighth with Rob Gronkowski 1,327 2011 328 receptions. Jimmy Graham (NO) 1,310 2011 Kellen Winslow (SD) 1,290 1980 Tony Gonzalez (KC) 1,258 2004 SPECIAL CONNECTION (Raiders) 1,247 1983 Rob Gronkowski and Tom Brady have connected on 53 touchdown passes, for Jimmy Graham (NO) 1,215 2013 the most touchdown connections in Patriots history. Jackie Smith (STL) 1,205 1967 Tony Gonzalez (KC) 1,203 2000 THE MOST TD CONNECTIONS IN PATRIOTS HISTORY Pete Retzlaff (PHI) 1,190 1965 Quarterback Player TD Connections Ben Coates (NE) 1,174 1994 Tom Brady Rob Gronkowski 53 MOST RECEIVING YARDS BY A PATRIOTS TIGHT END Drew Bledsoe Ben Coates 45 Player Yards Year Tom Brady Randy Moss 39 Rob Gronkowski 1,327 2011 Steve Grogan Stanley Morgan 39 Ben Coates 1,174 1994 Rob Gronkowski 1,124 2014 Ben Coates 915 1995 GRONKOWSKI IS STREAKING Aaron Hernandez 910 2011 Gronkowski has caught at least one pass in all 65 regular-season games that 808 1991 he has played in his career. The only game that Gronkowski has played in at Don Hasselbeck 808 1981 the NFL level where he did not have at least one reception was the 2012 AFC Divisional Playoff game vs. Houston when he left the game in the first quarter MOST RECEPTIONS BY A PATRIOTS TIGHT END OFFENSE with an injury. Player Rec. Year LONGEST CURRENT STREAKS OF CONSECUTIVE GAMES WITH A RECEPTION BY TIGHT ENDS Ben Coates 96 1994 103 Jason Witten (Dallas) Rob Gronkowski 90 2011 103 Owen Daniels (Houston/Baltimore) Ben Coates 84 199 97 Heath Miller (Pittsburgh) Rob Gronkowski 82 2014 65 Rob Gronkowski (New England) Marv Cook 82 1991

TIGHT END TD RECORD I BRADY TO GRONK ON REPEAT Gronkowski set an NFL record for most touchdowns by a tight end with 18 overall touchdowns in 2011 (17 receiving and 1 rushing). In addition to his 17 THE MOST TD CONNECTIONS BETWEEN A QB AND A TE IN NFL HISTORY touchdown receptions, Gronkowski scored on a lateral in the third quarter vs. Quarterback Tight End Team TD Connections Indianapolis (12/4/11), credited as his first career rushing play. Phillip Rivers Antonio Gates San Diego 72 Tom Brady Rob Gronkowski New England 53 MOST TOTAL TDs BY A TIGHT END IN A SINGLE NFL SEASON Drew Brees Jimmy Graham New Orleans 51 18 Rob Gronkowski NE 2011 (17 pass, 1 rush) Drew Bledsoe Ben Coates New England 45 16 Jimmy Graham NO 2013 (16 pass) Peyton Manning Dallas Clark Indianapolis 44 13 Vernon Davis SF 2013 (13 pass) Sonny Jurgensen Jerry Smith Washington 43 13 Vernon Davis SF 2009 (13 pass) Dan Fouts Kellen Winslow San Diego 41 13 Antonio Gates SD 2004 (13 pass) John Elway Shannon Sharpe Denver 41 MOST TD RECEPTIONS BY A TIGHT END IN A SINGLE NFL SEASON 17 Rob Gronkowski NE 2011 16 Jimmy Graham NO 2013 13 Vernon Davis SF 2013 13 Vernon Davis SF 2009 13 Antonio Gates SD 2004 57 OFFENSIVEPATRIOTS NOTES

FIRST TIGHT END TO SCORE A RUSH TD DIVIDE AND GRONK-ER Gronkowski scored a 2-yard touchdown on a lateral from Tom Brady in the Rob Gronkowski has 55 career touchdowns overall (54 receiving, 1 rushing), third quarter vs. Indianapolis (12/4/11), becoming the first tight end in Pa- which ranks second in team history to the 68 total touchdowns by Stanley Mor- gan. He stands alone with the most TDs by a Patriots tight end. triots history to score a rushing touchdown. Gronkowski is the first NFL tight end to score a rushing touchdown since Tennessee’s Bo Scaife had a 31-yard MOST CAREER TOUCHDOWNS BY A PATRIOTS PLAYER scoring run against Baltimore on Nov. 12, 2006. He is the first tight end since Player Touchdowns the 1970 merger to have two receiving touchdowns and a rushing touchdown 1. Stanley Morgan 68 (67 rec, 1 ret) in the same game. 2. Rob Gronkowski 55 (54, rec, 1 rush) 3. Ben Coates 50 4. Randy Moss 50 5. Sam Cunningham 49 6. Jim Nance 46 7. Tony Collins 44 MOST TOUCHDOWN RECEPTIONS BY A PATRIOTS PLAYER Player Touchdowns 1. Stanley Morgan 67 2. Rob Gronkowski 54 2. Ben Coates 50 2. Randy Moss 50 MOST RECEIVING TOUCHDOWNS BY A PATRIOTS TIGHT END Player TD Years Rob Gronkowski 54 2010-Present Ben Coates 50 1991-99 28 1975-80, 87-88 Ben Watson 20 2004-09

TIGHT END TD RECORD II Gronkowski became the first tight end in NFL history to have three consecu- tive 10-plus touchdown seasons (10 in 2010, 18 in 2011 and 11 in 2012). He also became the first tight end in NFL history with four seasons of 10 touchdowns after catching his 10th touchdown pass of the 2014 season at San Diego on Dec. 7. Antonio Gates reached four seasons with 10-touch- downs after recording his 10th touchdown the following week. NFL TIGHT ENDS WITH MOST 10-PLUS TOUCHDOWN SEASONS Rob Gronkowski 4 10 in 2010, 18 in 2011, 11 in 2012 and 12 in 2014) Antonio Gates 4 (13 in 2004, 10 in 2005, 10 in 2010 and 12 in 2014) Tony Gonzalez 3 Jimmy Graham 3 Dallas Clark 2 Vernon Davis 2 Shannon Sharp 2 Wesley Walls 2 Julius Thomas 2 OFFENSE

GRONKOWSKI REACHES CAREER MILESTONE Rob Gronkowski reached 50 career touchdowns receptions in his 59th career regular-season game to tie Randy Moss for the second-fastest player in NFL history to reach 50 touchdown receptions. Pro Football Hall of Famer Lance Alworth (54 games) is the fastest player in NFL annals to reach the milestone. Gronkowski also surpassed the record for fewest games by a tight end to reach 50 career touchdown catches.

NFL RECORD / FEWEST GAMES TO REACH 50 TOUCHDOWN CATCHES Player Games to reach 50 TD Rec. Lance Alworth 54 Rob Gronkowski 59 Randy Moss 59 Jerry Rice 61 Tommy McDonald 63 Bob Hayes 66

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FASTEST TE TO 50 TD GRONKOWSKI REACHES 1,000 YARDS Gronkowski recorded his 50th career touchdown reception in his 59th career Rob Gronkowski reached 1,000 yards on a 34-yard reception in the third quar- game - 33 games (or two full seasons) earlier than the next fastest tight end. ter vs. Miami (12/14/14) and finished the year with 1,124 receiving yards, Antonio Gates reached 50 touchdown receptions in 92 games. Additionally, tops among NFL tight ends. It is his second career 1,000-yard season. He had Gronkowski is the fifth player in NFL history to have 50 or more touchdown an NFL tight end record of 1,327 yards in 2011. Gronkowski is the first New catches in his first five seasons, joining Jerry Rice, Randy Moss, Lance Alworth England tight end to record two 1,000-yard seasons and the ninth NFL tight and . end with at least two career 1,000-yard seasons

NFL TIGHT ENDS WITH AT LEAST TWO 1,000-YARD SEASONS Tony Gonzalez 4 Jason Witten 4 Kellen Winslow, Sr. 3 THREE STRAIGHT 10-TD SEASONS Shannon Sharpe 3 Todd Christensen 3 Gronkowski had three straight 10-touchdown seasons (10 in 2010, 18 in Rob Gronkowski 2 2011 and 11 in 2012). Gronkowski joins Randy Moss (2007, 2008 and Antonio Gates 2 2009) and Corey Dillon (2004, 2005, 2006) as the only Patriots with three Jimmy Graham 2 straight 10-plus touchdown seasons. He is the first Patriots with four 10-plus 2 touchdown seasons overall after reaching 12 touchdowns in 2014. CONSECUTIVE 10-PLUS TD SEASONS / PATRIOTS HISTORY 3 Rob Gronkowski - 2010, 2011, 2012 3 Randy Moss – 2007, 2008, 2009 3 Corey Dillon – 2004, 2005, 2006 2 BenJarvus Green-Ellis – 2010, 2011 2 Curtis Martin – 1995, 1996 MOST TD CATCHES BY A PATS TE MOST 10-PLUS TOUCHDOWN SEASONS / PATRIOTS HISTORY MOST TD CATCHES IN A SEASON BY A PATRIOTS TE 4 Rob Gronkowski – 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2014 Player Year Rec Yds Avg Lg TD 3 Randy Moss – 2007, 2008, 2009 Rob Gronkowski 2011 90 1327 14.7 52t 17 3 Corey Dillon – 2004, 2005, 2006 Rob Gronkowski 2014 82 1,124 13.7 46t 12 2 BenJarvus Green-Ellis – 2010, 2011 Rob Gronkowski 2012 55 790 14.4 41 11 2 Curtis Martin – 1995, 1996 Rob Gronkowski 2010 42 546 13 28 10 2 Stanley Morgan – 1979, 1986 Ben Coates 1996 62 682 11 84t 9 Gronkowski finished the 2011 season with 90 receptions, posting the 15th season with 90 or more receptions by a tight end in NFL history OFFENSE DOUBLE-DIGIT TD SEASONS Gronkowski is the first tight end in NFL history to have three straight 10-plus SECOND TO ONE touchdown seasons. Gronkowski finished the 2011 season with 18 overall touchdowns (17 receiv- CONSECUTIVE 10-PLUS TD SEASON BY A TE/NFL HISTORY ing, 1 rushing), passing Curtis Martin (17 overall in 1996) for the second high- 3 Rob Gronkowski 10 in 2010, 18 in 2011, 11 in 2012 est single-season total in Patriots history. 2 Antonio Gates 13 in 2004 and 10 in 2005 PATRIOTS RECORD BOOK / MOST TOUCHDOWNS IN A SEASON Player Season TDs Randy Moss 2007 23 Rob Gronkowski 2011 18 Curtis Martin 1996 17

FASTEST TO 20 TDS Gronkowski reached the 20-touchdown mark in just 26 career games, the FINDING A WAY TO SCORE fewest games among tight ends in NFL history. Rob Gronkowski has the highest touchdown per reception percentage in NFL TEs TO REACH 20 TD REC. IN THE FEWEST GAMES history among players with at least 200 receptions and 50 touchdowns since Player Team Games to 20 TD catches the 1970 merger. Rob Gronkowski Patriots 26 Player, Team Rec TD Pct Mike Ditka Chicago 31 Rob Gronkowski, New England 308 54 17.5 Kellen Winslow San Diego 35 Mike Quick, Philadelphia 363 61 16.8 Antonio Gates San Diego 37 Wesley Walker, New York Jets 438 71 16.2 Randy Moss, MIN, OAK, NE, TEN, SF 982 156 15.9

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SCORING EARLY AND OFTEN END ZONE DOUBLE DOWN Gronkowski has 55 touchdowns in 65 career games through four-plus sea- Gronkowski’s seven games with two or more touchdowns in 2011 are an NFL sons, averaging 0.846 touchdowns per game, which is good for the eighth record for a tight end. Antonio Gates (San Diego in 2004) and Jerry Smith highest touchdown per game rate in NFL history. (Washington in 1967) each had four two-touchdown games. Gronkowski has MOST TDS PER GAME (MIN: 50 GAMES) 12 such games in his NFL career. Player TDs Games Rate Jim Brown 126 118 1.068 MOST GAMES WITH 2+ TD RECEPTIONS/SEASON LaDainian Tomlinson 162 170 0.953 8 Randy Moss (Patriots) 2007 Steve Van Buren 77 83 0.928 7 Rob Gronkowski (Patriots) 2011 Shaun Alexander 112 123 0.911 7 (Minnesota) 1995 Don Hutson 105 116 0.905 7 Jerry Rice (San Francisco) 1987 Arian Foster 65 72 0.903 91 104 0.875 Rob Gronkowski 55 65 0.846 GRONKOWSKI HAS 15 CAREER 100-YARD GAMES Gronkowski registered his 15th career 100-yard game and his third of the 2014 season in the win vs. Denver (11/02/14). He has the team mark for the most 100-yard games by a tight end. ALL-PURPOSE PLAYER MOST 100-YARD GAMES BY A PATRIOTS TIGHT END In 2011, Gronkowski became the second tight end in NFL history to rush for Player 100-Yard Games a touchdown, catch a touchdown, record a and return a kickoff in the Rob Gronkowski 15 same season. Bo Scaife was the first to accomplish the feat in 2006 with Ben Coates 9 Tennessee. ALL IN THE FAMILY Gronkowski grew up playing football against his brothers in the backyard. Two of his brothers have NFL playing experience. Dan Gronkowski, finished the FASTEST TO 40 TOUCHDOWNS 2011 season with Cleveland after spending part of the season with the Pa- Gronkowski scored his 40th touchdown reception on a 9-yard pass from Tom triots. He also spent time with Detroit (2009) and Denver (2010). Chris was Brady at Carolina on Nov. 18, 2013 in his 47th NFL game, becoming the fast- with San Diego in 2013 after spending 2012 with Denver, 2010 with Dallas est tight end to reach 40 touchdowns. and 2011 with Indianapolis. The Gronkowskis are among 23 different sets of FASTEST TO 40 TOUCHDOWNS RECEIVING/ TIGHT END three brothers to have played in the NFL and join nine other families with at Player Games to 40 touchdown receptions least three brothers in the NFL playing at the same time. Rob Gronkowski (NE) 47 Games Jimmy Graham (NO) 61 Games Family Brothers Yr. in NFL at Same Time Antonio Gates (SD) 71 Games Gronkowski Rob, Dan, Chris 2010- 2011 Jerry Smith (WAS) 76 Games Baldinger Brian, Gary, Rich 1986-88, 90-92 Kellen Winslow SR. (SD) 92 Games Browner Joey, Keith, Ross 1984-87 Dallas Clark (IND) 96 Games Olsen Merlin, Phil, Orrin 1976 Tony Gonzalez (KC) 101 Games Saul Rich, Bill, Ron 1970 Richardson Gloster, Tom, Willie 1969

OFFENSE Rooney Bill, Cobb, Joe 1924-27 MOST TDS SINCE 2010 Kinderdine Hobby, Shine, Walt 1924 Gronkowski’s 54 touchdown receptions since the start of the 2010 season Nesser Al, Frank, Fred, John, Phil, Ted 1921 are second behind with (56) for most in the NFL. Gronkowski’s 55 overall touchdowns are fourth since 2010, behind Arian Foster (62), Mar- shawn Lynch (62) and Dez Bryant (58). IN GOOD COMPANY MOST TOUCHDOWN RECEPTIONS SINCE 2010 Player Touchdowns In 2011, Rob Gronkowski joined Dallas Clark, Jimmy Graham, Tony Gonzalez Dez Bryant 56 and Todd Christiansen, as the only tight ends in NFL history with 90-plus recep- Rob Gronkowski 54 tions, 1,000-plus yards and 10-plus touchdown receptions in a single season. 53 TIGHT ENDS WITH 90-PLUS RECEPTIONS, 1000-PLUS YARDS AND 10- Jimmy Graham 51 PLUS TOUCHDOWNS IN A SEASON Player Rec. Yards TDs Year MOST TOUCHDOWNS RECEPTIONS BY A TIGHT END SINCE 2010 Rob Gronkowski (NE) 90 1,327 17 2011 Player Touchdowns Jimmy Graham (NO) 99 1,310 11 2011 Rob Gronkowski 54 Dallas Clark (IND) 100 1,106 10 2009 Jimmy Graham 51 Tony Gonzalez (KC) 96 1,058 10 2008 Antonio Gates 40 Todd Christensen (LAR) 92 1,247 12 1983 Vernon Davis 33 Jason Witten 30 60 Tony Gonzalez 29 Greg Olsen 27 OFFENSIVEPATRIOTS NOTES

WR WR MATTHEW SLATER

LAFELL FINDS THE END ZONE WR Brandon LaFell scored his first touchdown with the Patriots on a 44- yard touchdown pass from Tom Brady in the third quarter at Kansas City LIKE FATHER LIKE SON (9/29/14). Matthew Slater is one of 10 sons of Hall of Fame members to be drafted in NFL history. HALL OF FAME FATHERS WITH SONS DRAFTED IN THE NFL Jackie Slater (class of 2001) – son, Matthew Slater (NE) Bobby Bell (class of 1983) – son, Bobby Bell (NYJ) (class of 1994) – son, Anthony Dorsett (HOU) Bob Griese (class of 1990) – son, (DEN) HITTING THE CENTURY MARK Russ Grimm (class of 2010) – son, Cody Grimm (TB) LaFell finished the game against Kansas City (9/29) with six receptions for Howie Long (class of 2000) – son, (STL) 119 yards for his first 100-yard day as a Patriot and the third 100-yard day of son, (CHI) his career. He had his fourth career 100-yard day vs. Chicago (10/26), setting Bruce Matthews (class of 2007) – son, Jake Matthews (ATL) a career-high with 11 receptions for 124 yards. Don Shula (class of 1997) – son, Mike Shula (TB) Kellen Winslow (class of 1995) – son, Kellen Winslow (CLE)

ALL-STAR COMBINATION TWICE AS NICE Matthew Slater was voted to his fourth straight Pro Bowl in 2014. His father, WR Brandon LaFell scored two touchdowns on an 18-yard pass and a 56- Jackie Slater, went to seven Pro Bowls. The Slater family’s 11 combined Pro yard pass in the fourth quarter at Buffalo on Oct. 12, 2014. It was his second Bowls are the second most among father-son contingents to have been voted two-touchdown game of his career. He had two touchdowns with Carolina vs. to at least one Pro Bowl each. the New York Giants on Sept. 22, 2013. He added his third two-touchdown MOST FATHER AND SON PRO BOWL SELECTIONS game at Green Bay on Nov. 30. Players Pro Bowls Archie (2), Peyton (14) and Eli Manning (3) 19

Jackie (7) and Matthew Slater (4) 11 OFFENSE

CAREER DAY FOR LAFELL Brandon LaFell had 11 receptions for 124 yards vs. Chicago (10/26/14), set- ting career highs in each category. LaFell’s 11 topped his previous career high SLATER’S EMERGENCE WAS SPECIAL of seven receptions last season for Carolina when they played New England on Nov. 18, 2013. His 124 yards topped his previous career high of 119 yards, Bill Belichick acknowledged Matthew Slater’s role as a gunner on special set at Kansas City on Sept. 29, 2014. teams: “Matt is one of the best in the league,” Belichick said. “Any time the punt return team has to double somebody, that makes it one less guy they can use somewhere else in the return. He almost always draws two guys out there unless they’re in an eight-man rush. Most of the time, there’s two guys out there — fourth-and-short, where they’re trying to protect the box — but he draws a lot of double teams, and deservedly so. He does an outstanding job of covering punts.” LAFELL REWRITES PERSONAL RECORD BOOK Brandon LaFell set career high season marks in receptions, yards and touch- downs in 2014. He finished the 2014 season with 74 receptions for 953 yards and seven touchdowns. LaFell’s previous high in receptions was 49 in 2013, his previous best in yards was 677 in 2012 and his previous best in touchdowns was five in 2013.

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ELECTED TEAM LEADER Patriots wide receiver Matthew Slater has been named to four straight Pro Bowls (2011-14) for his special teams work, but perhaps more revealing of rb shane vereen his value to New England is the fact that he has been elected a captain by his teammates for the fourth straight season in 2014. The special teams ace was willing to share his advice on being a great cap- tain with players in a story published by . “I think first and foremost, you have to be able to put others before yourself. VEREEN SETS TWO RECORDS IN ONE GAME Being a captain and leadership is about serving, and to me, that means a great Shane Vereen had 12 receptions for 153 yards vs. deal of sacrifice – putting aside personal agendas for the greater common Cleveland on Dec. 8, 2013, setting a single-game goal. Leadership is equated with sacrifice. I think you have to be willing to do franchise record for most receptions and most re- whatever it takes for the unit to succeed. I think you need to lead by example. A ceiving yards by a running back. lot of times, it’s about what you do, not what you say.”

SLATER ON BILL BELICHICK “Guys have really bought into what we’re trying to do here and believing in the goals that we’ve set to accomplish. We try not to acknowledge all the noise and hype surrounding ballgames. We prepare ourselves to have success by the way we work day-in and day-out on the field and in the meeting room, but it MOST RECEIVING YARDS BY A PATRIOTS RUN- NING BACK/SINGLE GAME definitely starts with our leadership on this team.” Player Game Yards Shane Vereen vs. Cleveland (12/08/13) 153 Dick Christy vs. Oakland (11/04/60) 124 Joe Johnson vs. Houston (11/25/60) 123

MOST RECEPTIONS BY A PATRIOTS RUNNING BACK/ SINGLE GAME WR brian tyms Player Game Rec. Shane Vereen vs. Cleveland (12/08/13) 12 vs. Tampa Bay (09/03/00) 11 Leroy Thompson vs. Minnesota (11/13/94) 11 Tony Collins vs. Philadelphia (11/29/87) 11 FIRST NFL TD SEVENTH NFL RUNNING BACK TO POST 150 YARDS RE- WR Brian Tyms scored his first NFL touchdown on a 43-yard reception from Tom Brady in the win at Buffalo (10/12). He entered the game with two career CEIVING IN A SINGLE GAME IN THE LAST 10 SEASONS receptions for 12 yards in seven games. In total for 2014, Tyms had all five recpetions for 82 yards, all coming against the Bills. Player Team Yards (2013) Kansas City 195 LeVeon Bell (2014) Pittsburgh 159 Brain Westbrook (2004) Philadelphia 156 (2010) Detroit 154 Shane Vereen (2013) Patriots 153 Darren Sproles (2014) Philadelphia 152 T NATE SOLDER (2010) Chicago 151 OFFENSE

RUNNING BACK RANKINGS 2011 FIRST ROUND PICK NATE SOLDER Vereen finished the 2014 season fifth in receiving yards (447), fifth in recep- It only took a day for Nate Solder to decide to change from his lifelong posi- tions (52) and tied for eighth in receiving touchdowns (3) among NFL running tion of tight end to tackle after playing his freshman year at Colorado as a tight backs this season. end. “My coaches came to me and said, ‘You’d be an all right tight end, but you’d be an even better tackle,’’’ he told the Boston Globe. “I’ve always wanted to be great, so that’s why I moved to tackle.” VEREEN SETS CAREER HIGHS He added over 30 pounds after his redshirt freshman season and was Shane Vereen set career highs in 2014 with 52 receptions for 447 receiving named the team’s starting left tackle. He played in 2,540 of 2,542 offensive yards. His previous bests were 47 receptions for 427 yards in 2013. plays over the next three seasons at Colorado and became an immediate con- tributor on the Patriots offensive line at right tackle as a rookie before moving VEREEN’S 52 PICKUPS to left tackle. Shane Vereen finished the 2014 season with a career high 52 receptions for 447 yards. His 52 catches were the most by a Patriots running back since Kevin Faulk had 58 receptions in 2008. Vereen joins Faulk, Tony Collins, Leroy Thompson, and Kevin Turner as the only running backs in Patri- ots history to have 50 or more receptions in a season. 62 DEFENSIVEPATRIOTS NOTES

COLLINS RECORDS FIRST INT LB Jamie Collins intercepted a pass in the win at Buffalo (10/12), c ryan wendell marking his first regular-season interception. He had his second of the year at the Jets on Dec. 21. His first career pick came last year in the AFC Divisional Playoff vs. Indianapolis (1/11/14).

RYAN WENDELL LEADS THE NFL IN PLAY SNAPS IN 2012 Ryan Wendell played a league-high 1,249 snaps in 2012 and it helped earn COLLINS’ FIRST TWO-SACK GAME him a spot on the USA Today All-Joe team. Said Wendell: “I think first it says a LB Jamie Collins registered his first NFL two-sack game with a 9-yard sack in lot about the organization, our training staff and our strength training coaches, the first quarter and a 9-yard sack in the second quarter against San Diego that they do everything they can all season and all off-season and during the (12/7). It was the fourth time in 2014 that a Patriots player had a multiple spring to keep us healthy throughout the whole season. I think it says more sack game. LB Dont’a Hightower had two sacks at Minnesota (9/14), DE about them than it does about me individually.” Chandler Jones had two sacks at Minnesota (9/14) and DL Rob Ninkovich had three sacks at Buffalo (10/12). cb kyle arrington TEAM LEADER Collins had a standout second season in 2014. He led the team in total tackles (109), forced fumbles (4) and fumble recoveries (2), and tied for the team lead WHAT’S IN A NUMBER? in interceptions (2). When Arrington was first making the transition from Hofstra to the NFL in 2008, he was assigned jersey No. 42. At that point in his career, he was cut by both the Eagles and Buccaneers. When Arrington first arrived in New England as a practice squad player in 2009, he initially donned No. 27. But when No. 24 became available, a result of leaving in free agency after the 2010 season, Arrington pounced on it. The reason is that it reflects how he’s flipped his NFL fortunes -- from a No. Lb DONT A HIGHTOWER 42 struggling to hang on to a No. 24 who has carved out a role on a winning ’ team. Arrington moved from 24 to 25 in an agreement with Adrian Wilson in 2013 to accommodate the veteran’s desire to keep the same jersey he had worn during his 12-year NFL career. WEARING BRUSCHI’S JERSEY #54 ARRINGTON SCORES AGAIN As a first round draft pick, Dont’a Hightower is used to high expectations. Hightower went to DB Kyle Arrington has two touchdowns in 2014. He returned a Cincinnati training camp with jersey #45 but was switched fumble (10/5/14) forced by Brandon Bolden on a third-quarter kickoff 9 yards to jersey #54 prior to the start of his rookie year for a touchdown and returned a blocked field goal 62 yards for a touchdown vs. in 2012. Former LB wore #54 for Miami (12/14). He has four career touchdowns. He returned a blocked field 13 seasons. goal 35 yards for a touchdown at Miami (10/4/10) and returned his first Hightower understands the importance of career interception 36 yards for a touchdown vs. Green Bay (12/19/10). the number and hopes to live up to its legacy. DEFENSE “I definitely feel honored to be able to wear this number,” Hightower said. “I’ve read that Tedy didn’t want it to be retired and he hoped another Lb JAMIE COLLINS linebacker would come in and be able to wear this number and be able to play as well. I feel honored. Tedy was a great player, and he means a lot to this organiza- tion. I’m definitely proud to be able to wear this number.”

JAMIE COLLINS’ JOURNEY The road to the NFL has been anything but easy for linebacker and 2013 second-round draft pick Jamie Collins. The youngest of five siblings growing up in Meadville, Miss., Collins lost both of his parents when he was six years old and was raised by one of his sisters, who was in her mid 20s. HIGHTOWER HAS A CAREER FIRST Collins turned to football as an outlet to help him through the tough times. LB Dont’a Hightower registered his first career two-sack game at Minnesota “It means a lot. It’s my living,” Collins told The Boston Herald. “It kept me on (09/14/14). track.” Collins’ resiliency in dealing with adversity has made a lasting impact on fellow Mississippi native Stevan Ridley, who grew up 30 miles west of Meadville in Natchez, Miss., and got to know Collins through a family friend. “What I’ve known about him, he really has been a strong person,” Ridley told the Herald. HIGHTOWERHIGHTOWER SETSSETS CAREER CAREER HIGH HIGH “Anybody that’s gone through the things that he’s gone through and can still LB Dont’a Hightower registered a 9-yard sack of Green Bay QB Aaron Rodgers find a way to be successful on the football field, you have to be mentally tough. That’s what he’s kind of done as a teammate here. He’s come in here and in the second quarter to set a career high with 4½ sacks in 2014. He now has accepted his role and did a pretty good job as a rookie.” 6.0 sacks for the year. His previous best was four sacks as a rookie in 2012. 63 DEFENSIVEPATRIOTS NOTES

JONES ACHIEVES TRIFECTA DL Chandler Jones blocked a second-quarter Minnesota 48-yard field goal at- DE CHANDLER JONES tempt, recovered the loose ball and returned it 58 yards for a touchdown. It was the fifth blocked field goal returned for a touchdown in Patriots history and the first returned for a touchdown since S Patrick Chung blocked a field goal attempt that was returned 35 yards for a touchdown by DB Kyle Arrington at Miami on Oct. 4, 2010. It is the second field goal block by Jones. He blocked a 39-yard attempt vs. Miami on Oct. 27, 2013. It was Jones’ second career FOLLOWING IN BROTHERS’ FOOTSTEPS touchdown. He recovered an errant shotgun snap squibbed into the end zone Chandler Jones has two brothers, Arthur, a fifth-round NFL Draft selection by at Baltimore on Dec. 22, 2013. the Baltimore Ravens in 2010 (currently with the Indianapolis Colts), who was a Syracuse , and Jon “Bones” Jones, a UFC fighter and the reign- ing Lightweight Champion.

RACKING UP SACKS MULTIPLE SACKS FOR JONES Chandler Jones reached a career high with 11½ sacks in 2013. He had six Jones finished with his fifth career two-sack game at Minnesota (09/14/14). sacks as a rookie in 2012 and had six sacks in 2014. He had three two-sack games in 2013. MOST SACKS IN THE FIRST THREE SEASONS/PATRIOTS HISTORY Player Seasons Sacks 1985-87 28.0 (10.0,11.0, 7.0) Andre Tippett 1982-84 27 (0, 8.5, 18.5) Willie McGinest 1994-96 25 (4.5, 11, 9.5) Chandler Jones 2012-14 23.5 (6.0, 11.5, 6.0) DT CHRIS JONES Chris Slade 1993-95 22.5 (9.0, 9.5, 4.0) Brent Williams 1993-95 20 (7.0, 5.0, 8.0)

JONES PILED UP SACKS IN 2013 THIRD TEAM’S A CHARM Jones finished the 2013 season with 11½ sacks on the year. The Patriots have Chris Jones had an early introduction to failure in the NFL. Taken behind 37 now had a player finish with 10 or more sacks in a season 15 times in team other defensive linemen in the 2013 NFL Draft, the defensive tackle was cut history. by two teams over a span of just 11 days. After selecting him in the sixth round with the 198th overall pick, the Houston Texans cut Jones on Aug. 31. Jones PATRIOTS 10-PLUS SACK SEASONS signed with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Sept. 1, but lasted only 10 days, as Sacks Player Year the Buccaneers released him on Sept., 10. Rather than be deterred by these 12.0 Tony McGee 1977 early disappointments, however, Jones maintained a positive outlook when he 10.0 Bobby Hamilton 1977 signed with the Patriots on Sept. 11, and it has paid off in a big way. Thrust into 11.5 Tony McGee 1978 a starting role after key injuries to the defensive line, Jones finished his rookie 10.5 Tony McGee 1979 season with six sacks. 18.5 Andre Tippett 1984 Jones’ sudden success may have come as a surprise to some, but not to 16.5 Andre Tippett 1985 Dave Clawson, Jones’ college coach at Bowling Green. Jones was part of Claw- 10.0 Garin Veris 1985 son’s first recruiting class and blossomed into an All-American and two-two 11.0 Garin Veris 1986 time captain for the Falcons. “It’s hard to talk about Chris without getting a 12.5 Andre Tippett 1987 little bit emotional,” Clawson told the The Boston Herald, “because he was that 11.0 Willie McGinest 1995 special of a player and person in our program.” 12.5 2007 10.0 Tully Banta-Cain 2009 10.0 Mark Anderson 2011 10.0 2011 DEFENSE 11.5 Chandler Jones 2013 JONES SAVES THE DAY; EARNS AFC HONORS Chris Jones blocked a 58-yard field goal attempt by the Jets on the final play of DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK the game to preserve New England’s 27-25 win. It was the first blocked field Chandler Jones was named AFC Defensive Player of the Week for his per- goal for the Patriots since Chandler Jones blocked a 48-yard try by Minneso- formance in the Patriots’ 30-7 victory at Minnesota on Sept. 14, 2014. It was ta’s Blair Walsh earlier this season. He was named AFC Special Teams Player the first time in Jones’ career that he has received an AFC Player of the Week of the Week for his performance in the victory. honor. He was named AFC Defensive Player of the Month for November last season and NFL Defensive Rookie of the Month in September 2012. Jones blocked a 48-yard field goal attempt and returned it 58 yards for a touchdown to give New England a 24-7 halftime lead at Minnesota (9/14). He also finished the game with eight total tackles and his fifth career two-sack game. The last time the Patriots earned an AFC Defensive Player of the Week hon- or was Week 10 of the 2011 season when Andre Carter tied a team record 64 with four sacks at N.Y. Jets (11/13/11). deFENSIVEPATRIOTS NOTES

DB DEVIN McCOURTY de rob ninkovich

A NOSE FOR THE FOOTBALL DOUBLE TROUBLE: DB DEVIN McCOURTY After being selected by the Patriots in the first round of the 2010 NFL Draft, Ninkovich has more opponent fumble recov- DB Devin McCourty became part of a select group in league history. Mc- eries (13) over the last five seasons (2010- Courty’s identical twin brother, Jason, is a with Tennessee, select- 2014) than any other NFL player. J.J. Watt ed in the sixth round of the 2009 NFL Draft. The two are the 12th set of twins is second during that time with 11 opponent to play in the NFL. Devin redshirted for the 2005 season and therefore was a fumble recoveries. year behind his brother in eligibility. McCourty is the second twin to suit up for the Patriots, after CB Kato Serwanga was a member of the team from 1998- 2000. His twin brother, Wasswa, played for San Francisco and Minnesota from 1999-2001. According to McCourty’s mother, the two can only be told apart by tiny scars on their faces left by chickenpox. The McCourty twins are one of two active sets of twins playing in the NFL. Current Twins Playing in the NFL Devin (NE) and Jason McCourty (TEN) Maurkice (PIT) and (MIA) CAREER DAY IN BUFFALO Ninkovich finished with a three-sack game for the first time in his career in the win at Buffalo (10/12), to add to two two-sack performances vs. Miami McCOURTY GOES LONG (1/2/11) and at Carolina (11/18/13). Devin McCourty had a 104-yard kickoff return for a touchdown vs. N.Y. Jets (10/21/12), the second longest kickoff return in team history. Ellis Hobbs has the longest in team history with a 108-yard return for a touchdown at N.Y. Jets on Sept. 9, 2007. He was named AFC Special Teams Player of the Week WHERE DID HE COME FROM? for his performance. Rob Ninkovich’s journey to the Patriots was not easy. He entered the league Longest Kickoff return in Patriots History as a fifth-round pick by the Saints in 2006 and was waived four times by New Ellis Hobbs 108TD at New York Jets (9-9-07) Orleans and Miami before landing in New England on Aug. 2, 2009. He spent Devin McCourty 104TD vs. New York Jets (10-21-12) the 2009 offseason trying to make the New Orleans team as a . Before coming to the Patriots, he had appeared in just eight games over three seasons. He doubled that total in his first year in New England, appearing in 15 games in 2009 and his role on the team has grown since, earning a starting IN GOOD COMPANY role at linebacker in 2010 and 2011 before moving to a starting role on the defensive line in 2011. DEFENSE Devin McCourty earned Associated Press All-Pro Second Team honors at safety in 2013. He also earned Second Team All-Pro Honors as a rookie in 2010 when he played cornerback. McCourty joins Pro Football Hall of Famers CRAZY EIGHTS and as the only NFL players to earn All-Pro honors Ninkovich raised his 2014 total to a team-high of 8.0 sacks in 2014. Ninkovich at both safety and cornerback. has had at least 8.0 sacks in three consecutive seasons (8.0 in 2012, 8.0 in 2013 and 8.0 in 2014), becoming the first Patriots player to have at least 8.0 sacks in three consecutive seasons since Pro Football Hall of Famer Andre Tippett achieved the feat from 1985-87 (1985, 16 1/2, 1986, 9 1/2 and M CCOURTY REGISTERS CAREER LONG 1987, 12 1/2). DB Devin McCourty returned a first quarter interception 60 yards to the Min- nesota (09/14/14) 1-yard line to set up a Patriots touchdown. It is the lon- NINKOVICH SCORED AS A TE IN COLLEGE gest interception return of his career. He had a 50-yard return as a rookie in Ninkovich played some at tight end in college at Purdue and caught two touch- 2010 at Detroit (11/25) on Thanksgiving Day. down passes with a 2-yard touchdown pass from Buffalo QB Kyle Orton and a 1-yard touchdown pass from former New York Giants and Indianapolis QB Curtis Painter.

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LEAGUE LEADER Darrelle Revis leads the NFL in passes defensed since entering the league in CB Darrelle revis 2007. RANK PLAYER PD 1 Darrelle Revis 123 2 Tramon Williams 115 3 Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie 109 4 Jonathan Joseph 108 5 DeAngelo Hall 105 HOMETOWN PATRIOTS CONNECTION Darrelle Revis and former Patriots CB are close friends, having both grown up in Aliquippa, Pa. Revis considers Law a close family friend. He sees GAME CHANGER Law as somewhat of an adviser. Darrelle Revis has 23 career regular-season interceptions - four of which have “Ty has been a mentor through my whole life. He’s a very close friend to my either sealed a win or led to a game-winning score. family. I talk to Ty all the time – about life and football. I’m just happy he’s on my side and I can bounce questions off of him and ask him certain things because GAME SAVING INTERCEPTIONS he has a lot of experience. Ty’s always there in my corner to help me whether it’s football or life. I thank Ty for that.” 9/7/08 at Miami W 20-14 The Dolphins were driving deep into Jets territory late in the fourth quarter when Revis intercepted Miami QB Chad Pennington in the end zone with :10 left to secure the win.

12/3/09 at Buffalo W 19-13 The Bills had possession down by six points with 2:32 left when Revis picked off Bills QB on a deep pass intended for WR . New York ran out the clock with four kneel downs.

9/11/11 Dallas W 27-24 With the score tied at 24 with under one minute in the fourth quarter, Revis intercepted a Tony Romo pass intended for Dez Bryant and returned the pick 20 yards into Dallas territory to set up the game-winning field goal.

11/11/13 vs. Miami W 22-19 With 1:44 remaining, Dolphins QB threw a deep pass intended for WR Mike Wallace that was picked off by Revis in Buccaneers territory. Tampa Bay took possession and ran out the clock for the victory.

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CLASSMATES REUNITE IN NEW ENGLAND

DEFENSE Defensive backs Logan Ryan and Duron Harmon are used to working togeth- er. Ryan and Harmon began their college football careers together as mem- bers of the same recruiting class at Rutgers University and developed a close friendship during their four years in Piscataway, N.J. As fate would have it, Ryan and Harmon would begin their NFL journeys together as well when the Patriots selected the two defensive backs just eight picks apart in the third round of the 2013 NFL Draft. Reunited once again, the former Scarlet Knights are excited and eager to make their mark, just as they did at Rutgers. “We talked before the draft and said how good it would be to play on the same team again, and for it to happen again, it’s exciting and it’s a blessing,” Harmon told The Boston Globe. “It’s great [we’re contributing], because at the end of the day you want to play, and to contribute to a team like this, it’s fun.”

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RYAN’S FIRST PICK FOR SIX Ryan returned his first NFL interception 79 yards for a touchdown N.Y. Jets on Oct. 20, 2013. The last Patriots player to return their first career interception dl vince wilfork for a touchdown was Kyle Arrington in 2010. The last rookie Patriots player to return their first career interception for a touchdown was James Sanders in 2005:

PATRIOTS PLAYERS TO RETURN THEIR FIRST CAREER INT FOR A TD REASONS FOR TEAM SUCCESS Season Player INT TD Yds Patriots Pro Bowl DL Vince Wilfork, who has 2013 Logan Ryan 79 served as a defensive captain for the Patriots for 2010 59 seven straight seasons, says the team’s contin- 2010 Kyle Arrington 36 ued success is a result of the entire organization 2005 James Sanders 39 working towards one common goal: 2003 55 “The Patriots are all about team, family and 1999 59 smart football players. They try to get good peo- 1996 Willie McGinest 46 ple here from coaches to guys who work in the 1992 Chris Singleton 82 front office to guys who put on this uniform. I 1967 John Charles 35 think everybody has to have one goal in mind, and 1963 Jim Hunt 78 that’s to be together. When you get an organiza- 1961 Don Webb 27 tion together that is seeking one goal, you can be pretty successful.”

RYAN RETURNS... TO SCHOOL SEALED WITH A PICK When Logan Ryan decided to leave Rutgers and enter the NFL Draft Vince Wilfork notched his third career interception (second vs. Oakland on after his redshirt junior season in 2012, he made a promise to his parents Sept. 21) when he snared a pass that had been deflected in the final minute that after his rookie year, he would return to school and earn his degree. of the game. The play came with the Raiders having gained a first-and-goal Ryan kept his promise and graduated in the spring of 2014 with a and with Oakland trailing by seven points. Wilfork’s last interception was also degree in labor relations and a minor in psychology. against Oakland, coming in a 31-19 New England victory in Oakland on Oct. 2, “I committed to Rutgers, not only as a football player, but as a student, so 2011. I was going to make sure I finished that end too,” Ryan told NJ.com. “It’s a big accomplishment in my life. I held my word to my parents and stuck with it and I’m fortunate. It took a lot of work, but I was able to go back and finish and walk in graduation.” THIRD TIME’S A CHARM Vince Wilfork became the franchise’s all-time leader in interceptions by a de- fensive lineman following his INT vs. Oakland. Wilfork became the first Patriots FIRST NFL SACK RESULTS IN TURNOVER defensive lineman to have three interceptions. Ryan forced a fumble on his first NFL sack vs. Miami (10/27/13), a week after PATRIOTS RECORD BOOK / MOST INTERCEPTIONS BY A DEFENSIVE LINEMAN returning his first career interception for a touchdown. Ryan strip-sacked Ryan Player Yrs Int Yds Tannehill, forcing a fumble recovered by Rob Ninkovich that led in to a touch- Vince Wilfork 2004-2014 3 48 down. The play marked the second time in as many weeks that a Ryan turnover 2001-2003 2 0 led to Patriots points. 2001-2008 2 6 DEFENSE Henry Thomas 1997-2000 2 40

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GOSTKOWSKI BREAKS HIS OWN TEAM RECORD Gostkowski led the NFL in 2014 with 35 field goals, the third-highest field goal total in team history. Gostkowski tied for the NFL lead with Baltimore’s Justin k stephen gostkowski Tucker with 38 field goals in 2013, breaking his own franchise record for most field goals in a season. He originally set the franchise record with 36 field goals in 2008. MOST FIELD GOALS MADE IN A SEASON/PATRIOTS FRANCHISE SCORING LEADER Player Field Goals Year Stephen Gostkowski 38 2013 K Stephen Gostkowski became the Patriots Stephen Gostkowski 36 2008 Stephen Gostkowski 35 2014 all-time leader in points, passing Adam Vinatieri Tony Franklin 32 1986 (1,158), in the win vs. Miami (12/14/14). Adam Vinatieri 31 2004 Gostkowski entered the game needing five points Adam Vinatieri 31 1998 to take the lead and reached the milestone on a 35-yard field goal in the third quarter. Gostkowski now has 1,179 total points. ON THE MARK IN 2014 Player Points Gostkowski made 94.6 percent of his field goals in 2014 (35-of-37), setting a Stephen Gostkowski 1,179 new team record for field goal percenatge in a single season. Adam Vinatieri 1,158 PATRIOTS BEST FIELD GOAL PCT./SEASON Gino Cappelletti 1,130 (Minimum 30 Attempts) Player Years FGM FGA Pct. Stephen Gostkowski 2014 35 37 .946 Adam Vinatieri 2004 31 33 .939 Stephen Gostkowski 2013 38 41 .927 Stephen Gostkowski 2008 36 40 .900 NFL POINTS LEADER IN 2014 Adam Vinatieri 2002 27 30 .900 Stephen Gostkowski finished first in the NFL in 2014 with 156 points, second only to his team record of 158 points in 2013. Gostkowski led the NFL in scor- ing in 2014 for the third straight season. He is the first NFL player with three FIFTH-MOST FGS IN A SEASON seasons of 150 or more points. Patriots Record for Most Points in a Season MOST FIELD GOALS MADE IN A SEASON/NFL 158 Stephen Gostkowski, 2013 Player Field Goals Year 156 Stephen Gostkowski, 2014 David Akers (San Francisco) 44 2011 155 Gino Cappelletti, 1964 (includes 7 TDs) (Arizona) 40 2005 153 Stephen Gostkowski, 2012 Olindo Mare (Miami) 39 1999 148 Stephen Gostkowski, 2008 (St. Louis) 39 2003 147 Gino Cappelletti, 1961 Stephen Gostkowski (Patriots) 38 2013 143 Stephen Gostkowski, 2011 (Baltimore) 38 2013

NFL Record for Most Points by a Kicker 166 David Akers (SF) in 2011 164 Gary Anderson (MIN) in 1998 163 Jeff Wilkins (STL in 2003 EVEN STEPHEN 161 Mark Moseley (WAS) in 1983 Since joining the Patriots as a fourth-round draft choice in 2006, Gostkowski 158 Stephen Gostkowski (NE) in 2013 has connected on 86.8 percent of his regular-season field goal attempts, the 157 Mike Vanderjagt (Indianapolis) in 2003 156 Stephen Gostkowski (NE) in 2014 best field goal percentage in Patriots history. 153 Stephen Gostkowski (NE) in 2012 PATRIOTS ALL-TIME LEADERS / FIELD GOAL PCT. (Minimum 50 Attempts) Player Years FGM FGA Pct. Stephen Gostkowski 2006-14 243 280 .868 FOUR-TIME LEAGUE LEADER Adam Vinatieri 1996-05 263 321 .819 Gostkowski led the NFL for the third straight season in 2014. He led the NFL Matt Bahr 1993-95 55 72 .764 with 156 total points in 2014, 158 total points in 2013, 153 points in 2012 and 148 points in 2008. He is one of three players to lead the NFL in scoring special teams special for at least four seasons. He joins Don Hutson, Gino Cappelletti, Pat Harder and Paul Hornung as the fifth player to lead the NFL in scoring for at least three straight seasons. NFL Record for Most Seasons Leading the League in Scoring 5 Don Hutson Green Bay (1940-44) 5 Gino Cappelletti Patriots (1961, 1963-66) 4 Stephen Gostkowski (2008, 2012-14) 3 Earl Clark, Portsmouth (1932), Detroit (1935-36) 3 Pat Harder, Chicago Cardinals (1947-49) 68 3 Paul Hornung, Green Bay (1959-61) SPECIALPATRIOTS TEAMS NOTES

1,000-POINT BENCHMARK 200 FIELD GOAL PLATEAU Stephen Gostkowski (1,179) reached the 1,000 point mark in only his 119th Stephen Gostkowski’s 50-yard field goal in the fourth quarter vs. Cleveland career game. He is the only kicker in NFL history to reach 1,000 career points (12/8/13) was his 200th field goal for the Patriots, joining Adam Vinatieri in less than 120 career games played. (262) as the only players in Patriots history with 200 or more field goals. Gost- KICKERS TO REACH 1,000 POINTS IN FEWEST GAMES: kowski now has 243 career field goals. Player Points Games Stephen Gostkowski 1,009 119 Mike Vanderjagt 1,004 126 1,003 132 AFC SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE MONTH Ryan Longwell 1,002 136 Gostkowski was named AFC Special Teams Player of the Month for October by Jan Stenerud 1,002 136 the in 2013. It is the second time in his career that he has received the AFC Special Teams Player of the Month honor, including Octo- ber 2008. Gostkowski was a perfect 9-of-9 on field goal attempts in the month ON THE MARK of October, including a career-long of 54 yarder in the 30-27 win vs. New Or- leans (10/13/13) He totaled 36 of the Patriots’ 90 points for the month. Stephen Gostkowski’s 86.8 field goal percentage is the second-best among NFL kickers all-time. Player Years FGM FGA Pct. Dan Bailey 2011-14 114 127 89.8 GOSTKOWSKI EXTENDS TEAM MARK Stephen Gostkowski 2006-14 243 280 86.8 Gostkowski has now scored at least one point in 123 games, a franchise re- Mike Vanderjagt 1998-06 230 266 86.5 cord. He broke a tie with Adam Vinatieri and John Smith for the all-time lead 2004-12 181 210 86.2 with 102 consecutive games scoring in the win vs. Denver on Nov. 24, 2013. Rob Bironas 2005-13 239 279 85.7 Patriots Record for Most Consecutive Games Scored 2005-14 243 284 85.6 123 Stephen Gostkowski (12/17/06- present) 2001-14 266 311 85.5 101 Adam Vinatieri (11/24/96-12/29/02) Steven Hauschka 2008-14 129 151 85.4 101 John Smith (09/28/75-10/02/80) Matt Bryant 2002-14 286 335 85.4 Connor Bath 2008-14 116 136 85.3 GOSTKOWSKI GAME WINNERS Gostkowski has four career regular-season game-winning kicks and one in the MOST 50-YARD FIELD GOALS IN TEAM HISTORY playoffs. Gostkowski is 13-of-17 from 50 yards or more as a member of the Patriots GOSTKOWSKI’S CAREER GAME-WINNING FIELD GOALS and has the most 50-yard field goals in New England history. TIME LEFT DISTANCE FINAL SCORE OPP DATE PATRIOTS RECORD FOR MOST 50 YARD FIELD GOALS 3:12 4th 53 34-31 HOU 12/01/2013 Player Years FGM FGA Pct. 1:56, OT 31 34-31 DEN 11/24/2013 Stephen Gostkowski 2006-14 13 17 76.5 0:05, 4th 35 23-21 BUF 09/08/2013 Adam Vinatieri 1996-2005 8 17 47.1 1:56, OT 35 23-20 BAL 10/17/2010 Tony Franklin 1984-87 3 6 50.0 1:10, 4th 31 24-21 SD 01/14/2007* *Postseason

TWO FROM 50-PLUS KICKING A CAREER HIGH Gostkowski drilled a 51-yard field goal and a 53-yarder vs. Arizona (9/16/12) Stephen Gostkowski made five field goals vs. Cincinnati (10/5/14), setting a and connected on two 53-yard field goals at Houston on (12/1/13). He is the new career high for most field goals in a game. His previous career high was first Patriots player to have two 50-yard field goals in the same game. four field goals, achieved on Sept. 16, 2012, vs. Arizona. Gostkowski’s five field special teams goals tie the second highest single-game total in Patriots history, trailing only Gino Cappelletti’s six successful field goals on Oct. 4, 1964. The last time a Pa- GOSTKOWSKI KICKS CAREER-LONG FG triots player had five field goals in a game was on Nov.14, 2004, when Adam Vinatieri had five field goals vs. Buffalo. Gostkowski connected on a career-long 54-yard field goal vs. New Orleans (10/13/13). His previous long was a 53-yard field goal, which he has done six times – at Buffalo (10/12/14), vs. Tampa Bay (9/22/13), vs. Arizona (9/16/12), at Denver (10/11/09) and twice at Houston (12/01/13). CONSECUTIVE EXTRA POINTS Stephen Gostkowski is second in NFL history for most consecutive extra points MOST 50-YARD FGS IN A SEASON made. Most Consecutive (Kicking) Points After Touchdown Gostkowski was 5-of-6 on 50 yard field goals in 2013, the most by a Patriots 422 Matt Stover, Baltimore, 1996-2008; Indianapolis, 2009 player in a single season. Matt Bahr (2 in 1995), Greg Davis (2 in 1989), Tony 411 Stephen Gostkowski, New England, 2006-present Franklin (2 in 1985), Adam Vinatieri (2 in 1998) and Gostkowski (2 in 2009 371 Jason Elam, Denver, 1993-2002 and 2012) had two in a season. The NFL record for most successful 50-yard 371 Jeff Wilkins, St. Louis, 1999-2007 field goals in a season is 10 by Blair Walsh in 2012 with Minnesota. 360 Jay Feely, Atlanta, 2002-04; N.Y. Giants, 2005-06; Miami, 2007; N.Y. Jets, 2008-09; Arizona, 2010-2013, Chicago 2014 69 referencePATRIOTS NOTES

IN A RUSH FOR THE END ZONE FORCING THE ISSUE Since 2003, the Patriots are one of only two teams (San Diego) to average The Patriots lead the NFL with a +169 turnover margin since the 1994 more than one rushing touchdown per game, with 211 scores in 192 games. season. NFL TURNOVER MARGIN SINCE 1994 Rank Team Turnover Margin RUSHING TOUCHDOWNS SINCE 2003 1. New England +169 (REGULAR SEASON) 2. Kansas City +93 New England 211 3. Green Bay +88 San Diego 196 Kansas City 191 Minnesota 186 Philadelphia 181 N.Y. Giants 179 WHAT’S THE POINT? Carolina 176 During the past 15 seasons, the Patriots defense has always ranked higher in points allowed than in yards allowed except for 2007, when both ranked fourth.

ANNUAL ACHIEVEMENT Avg. Points Allowed Avg. Yds Allowed 2014 19.5 (8) 344.1 (13) The Patriots won more than half of their games for the 14th straight year after 2013 21.1 (10) 373.1 (26) improving to a 9-2 record with the win vs. Detroit on Nov. 23. They are the first 2012 20.7 (9t) 373.3 (25) team to win more than half of their games in 14 straight seasons since free 2011 21.4 (15) 411.1 (31) agency began in 1993. 2010 19.6 (8) 365.5 (25) MOST CONSECUTIVE WINNING SEASONS (since 1970 merger) 2009 17.8 (5) 320.2 (11) San Francisco (1983-98) 16 2008 19.3 (8) 309.0 (10) Dallas (1970-85) 16 2007 17.1 (4) 288.3 (4) New England (2001-14) 14 2006 14.8 (2) 294.4 (6) Oakland (1970-80) 11 2005 21.1 (17) 330.2 (26) 2004 16.3 (2t) 310.6 (9) MOST CONSECUTIVE WINNING SEASONS ALL-TIME 2003 14.9 (1) 291.6 (7) Dallas (1966-85) 20 2002 21.6 (17) 336.1 (23) San Francisco (1983-98) 16 2001 17.0 (6) 334.5 (24) Oakland (1965-80) 16 2000 21.1 (17) 334.6 (20) Chicago (1930-44) 15 New England (2001-14) 14 Green Bay (1934-47) 14 Cleveland (1957-69) 13 NFL’S ROAD WARRIORS Since the start of the 2000 season, the Patriots have the best regular-sea- son road record. TEAM RECORD PCT. New England 78-42 .650 TO THE NINES Philadelphia 74-45-1 .621 Indianapolis 73-47 .608 The Patriots are the only team in the NFL to have recorded nine or more wins Pittsburgh 69-51 .575 in each of the last 14 seasons. MOST SEASONS OF 9+ WINS SINCE 2001 New England 14 Indianapolis 12 DIVISIONAL DOMINANCE I Green Bay 10 The Patriots have the highest winning percentage vs. division opponents from Philadelphia 10 November until the end of the season since 2002. Baltimore 10 Team W L T Pct. Pittsburgh 10 New England 34 9 0 .791 Indianapolis 36 10 0 .783 Green Bay 35 13 1 .724 San Diego 32 13 0 .711 Pittsburgh 36 15 0 .706 PATRIOTS WIN 10 AGAIN IN 2014 New England has reached at least 10 regular-season wins for 12 consecutive REFERENCE seasons, joining San Francisco (16) as the only teams to accomplish the feat. Team Years Consecutive Seasons with 10+ Wins San Francisco 1983-1998 16 New England 2003-present 12 Indianapolis 2002-2010 9 70 REFERENCEPATRIOTS NOTES

DIVISIONAL DOMINANCE II NFL’S BEST AT HOME The New England Patriots own a 67-19 (.779) record in regular season AFC Since their state-of-the-art facility opened at the beginning of the 2002 season, East games since the beginning of the 2001 season, compiling the best in- the Patriots own the NFL’s best record at home overall. The Patriots own an tra-division record of any team in the NFL. overall record of 88-16 (.846) at Gillette Stadium in regular season games and NFL’S TOP DIVISIONAL RECORDS SINCE 2001 a 101-19 (.842) record including playoffs. Team W L T Pct. New England Patriots 67 19 0 .779 BEST HOME RECORDS SINCE 2002 Indianapolis Colts 63 23 0 .733 (including playoffs) Green Bay Packers 61 24 1 .715 Team W L T Pct. Pittsburgh Steelers 61 27 0 .693 New England 100 19 0 .842 AFC EAST DIVISIONAL RECORDS SINCE 2001 Indianapolis 86 29 0 .748 Team W L T Pct. Div. Titles Years Seattle 82 32 0 .719 New England 67 19 0 .779 12 2001, 03-07, 09-14 Baltimore 81 27 0 .750 New York Jets 40 46 0 .465 1 2002 Pittsburgh 80 32 1 .712 Miami 36 50 0 .419 1 2008 Green Bay 78 34 1 .695 Buffalo 30 56 0 .349 0 --- Denver 74 37 0 .667 NOTES: The Indianapolis Colts were members of the AFC East in 2001 and compiled a 3-5 divisional San Diego 70 39 0 .642 record that season. In 2002, the Patriots and Jets both finished with a 9-7 overall record and a 4-2 Philadelphia 67 46 0 .593 divisional record, but the Jets claimed the division title by virtue of having a better record against com- mon opponents. In 2008, the Patriots and Dolphins both finished with an 11-5 overall record and a 4-2 divisional record, but Miami qualified for the playoffs due to a better conference record (8-4 to 7-5).

STRONG IN THE SECOND HALF Since 2001, the Patriots have done a remarkable job of finishing the sea- son strong, compiling an NFL-best 85-22 (.794) record in games on or after SHARP AT GILLETTE Thanksgiving. The Patriots concluded a 20-game home winning streak with a 24-20 loss to the New York Giants on Nov. 6, 2011. It was the longest home win streak in PATRIOTS BEFORE AND AFTER THANKSGIVING SINCE 2001 team history. The Patriots own an overall record of 88-16 (.854) at Gillette Season Pre-Thanksgiving Post-Thanksgiving Overall Stadium in regular season games. The NFL record for most consecutive home 2001 5-5 (.500) 9-0 (1.000) 14-5* victories is 27, achieved by Miami from 1971-74. 2002 6-5 (.545) 3-2 (.600)^ 9-7 HIGHEST HOME WINNING PCT. SINCE 1970 (MINIMUM 25 GAMES): 2003 9-2 (818) 8-0 (1.000) 17-2* Team Stadium W-L-T WIN PCT. 2004 9-1 (.900) 8-1 (.889) 17-2* New England Gillette Stadium 88-16-0 .846 2005 6-4 (.600) 5-3 (.625) 11-7* 101-22-1 .819 2006 7-3 (.700) 7-2 (.777) 14-5* Minnesota Metropolitan Stadium 64-23-1 .733 2007 10-0 (1.000) 8-1 (.889) 18-1* Pittsburgh 81-30-1 .728 2008 7-4 (.636) 4-1 (.800) 11-5 LA Rams Memorial Coliseum 53-20-2 .726 2009 7-3 (.700) 3-4 (.429) 10-7* LONGEST HOME WINNING STREAK/PATRIOTS HISTORY (REG. SEASON) 2010 8-2 (.800) 6-1 (.857)^ 14-3* Streak First Win Last Win 2011 7-3 (.700) 8-1 (.889) 15-4* 20 Dec. 12, 2008 Oct. 16, 2011 2012 7-3 (.700) 6-2 (.750)^ 13-5* 18 Dec. 29, 2002 Sept. 8, 2005 2013 8-3 (.727) 5-2 (.833) 13-5* 16 Dec. 30, 2012 Dec. 28, 2014 2014 9-2 ((.818) 5-2 (.600) ????? 12 Nov. 26, 2006 Sept. 7, 2008 Totals 105-40 (.724) 85-22 (.794) 176-59 10 Sept. 18, 1976 Oct. 30, 1977 *-Includes playoffs ^Includes games played on Thanksgiving

BEST RECORDS IN GAMES PLAYED ON OR AFTER THANKSGIVING SINCE 2001 (Includes regular-season and playoff games) Team W L T Pct. REFERENCE New England 85 22 0 .794 Pittsburgh 67 32 0 .677 Green Bay 62 37 0 .626 San Diego 55 34 0 .618 Philadelphia 59 38 0 .608

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TOP 10 OFFENSE IN 2013 PATRIOTS REACH 6,000 TOTAL YARDS The Patriots snapped a streak of seven straight seasons in the top 10 in of- The Patriots finished seventh in the NFL with 6,152 total yards in 2013. It fense when they finished 11th in 2014. Since the 1970 merger, the Patriots was the fifth time in team history and third straight season that the Patriots offense has finished in the top 10 a total of 17 times, including eight times reached 6,000 yards in a season. The Patriots offense had 5,848 yards in under Bill Belichick. 2014. Year Rank Patriots Most Total Net Yards/Season 2014 11 (365.5) 6,848 in 2011 2013 7 (384.5) 6,846 in 2012 2012 1 (427.9) 6,580 in 2007 2011 2 (428.0) 6,357 in 2009 2010 8 (363.8) 6,152 in 2013 2009 3 (397.3) 2008 5 (365.4) 2007 1 (411.3)

TOP OFFENSE A COMEBACK FOR THE AGES The Patriots had finished in the top-10 in offense for seven straight seasons The Patriots came back from a 24-point deficit to defeat the Broncos, 34- (2007-13), second only to the nine straight by New Orleans (2006-14). 31, in overtime in a Sunday Night Football matchup on Nov. 24, 2013, marking The NFL record for the most consecutive seasons finishing in the top-10 in the largest comeback win in team history, after trailing 24-0 at halftime. offense since the merger in 1970 is the San Francisco 49ers with 15 (1982- New England’s previous best comeback win was from a 23-0 deficit to 96). win, 38-23, vs. Seattle (9/16/84). The Patriots also came back from 22 points down to win at the New York Giants, 23-22 (12/21/96). The Patriots have come from 21 points down to win four times, most recently vs. Buffalo (1/1/12).

MODEL OF CONSISTENCY The Patriots have 29 winning seasons since the 1970 merger. MOST WINNING SEASONS SINCE THE 1970 MERGER 1. Pittsburgh 32 2. Dallas 30 3. New England 29 3. Miami 29 5. Minnesota 27 5. Denver 27 7. San Francisco 26 REFERENCE

72 footballPATRIOTS Network The Patriots Football Network (PFN) is the full portfolio of media offerings from the three-time Super Bowl Champion New England Patriots. PFN provides Patriots content produced both in-house and with media partners spanning print, television, radio and the Internet. PATRIOTS ALL ACCESS The Emmy-Award winning “Patriots All Access” airs weekly throughout the season on WBZ, Channel 4 in Bos- ton and regional affiliates. Patriots All Access features exclusive, behind-the-scenes access and in-depth weekly features on Patriots players and personnel. Hosted by WBZ’s Steve Burton, the show features weekly sit-downs with Coach Bill Belichick, including the popular “Belestrator” segment where the coach breaks down upcoming opponents. Patriots All-Access airs Fridays from 7:00 - 8:00 p.m. on WBZ-TV and Sunday from 9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. on TV 38 - Boston, MA; WWLP in Springfield, MA; WCAX in Burlington, VT; WVII in Bangor, ME; WMTW in Portland, ME; WCTX in Hartford, CT and WPRI in Providence, RI. Check your local listings for airtime. TOTALLY PATRIOTS Totally Patriots is a unique, one of a kind Patriots show aimed for the next generation of Patriots fans. This weekly, youth oriented football show allows school aged fans unprecedented access to their favorite players, enabling them to ask questions in a relaxed, informal setting. It airs on TV-38 on Saturday at morning 10 a.m.

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